3.7.50
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.7.50
वेदोपदेशात् पूर्ववद्वेदान्यत्वे यथोपदेशं स्युः
vedopadeśāt pūrvavadvedānyatve yathopadeśaṃ syuḥ
The line
Because of a compound: the Veda, and teaching, in a compound: the earlier, vadve (वद्वे), and dānyatva (दान्यत्व), a compound: as, and teaching, they would be.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. Śeṣa (शेष), the subsidiary. How you tell what serves a rite and what the rite serves. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: veda-upadeśāt (वेद-उपदेशात्) + pūrva-vadve-dānyatve (पूर्व-वद्वे-दान्यत्वे) + yathā-upadeśaṃ (यथा-उपदेशं) + syuḥ (स्युः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| veda-upadeśāt (वेद-उपदेशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the Veda, and teaching. Read it from the end |
| pūrva-vadve-dānyatve (पूर्व-वद्वे-दान्यत्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: the earlier, vadve (वद्वे), and dānyatva (दान्यत्व). Read it from the end |
| yathā-upadeśaṃ (यथा-उपदेशं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: as, and teaching. Read it from the end |
| syuḥ (स्युः) | optative, third person plural | they would be |
The phrases
veda-upadeśāt (वेद-उपदेशात्) is a compound: the Veda, and teaching. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. pūrva-vadve-dānyatve (पूर्व-वद्वे-दान्यत्वे) is a compound: the earlier, vadve (वद्वे), and dānyatva (दान्यत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
yathā-upadeśaṃ (यथा-उपदेशं) is a compound: as, and teaching. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. syuḥ (स्युः) is they would be. It stands as optative, third person plural.
Sanskrit in this line
pūrva-vadve-dānyatve (पूर्व-वद्वे-दान्यत्वे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss veda-upadeśāt (वेद-उपदेशात्) and pūrva-vadve-dānyatve (पूर्व-वद्वे-दान्यत्वे).