3.8.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.8.19
याजमाने समाख्यानात् कर्माणि याजमानं स्युः
yājamāne samākhyānāt karmāṇi yājamānaṃ syuḥ
The line
In a compound: yāja (याज), and a measure, a means of knowing, because of a compound: a name, and not, acts, a compound: yāja (याज), and a measure, a means of knowing, 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: yāja-māne (याज-माने) + samākhyā-nāt (समाख्या-नात्) + karmāṇi (कर्माणि) + yāja-mānaṃ (याज-मानं) + syuḥ (स्युः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yāja-māne (याज-माने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: yāja (याज), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| samākhyā-nāt (समाख्या-नात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a name, and not. Read it from the end |
| karmāṇi (कर्माणि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | acts |
| yāja-mānaṃ (याज-मानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: yāja (याज), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| syuḥ (स्युः) | optative, third person plural | they would be |
The phrases
yāja-māne (याज-माने) is a compound: yāja (याज), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. samākhyā-nāt (समाख्या-नात्) is a compound: a name, and not. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. karmāṇi (कर्माणि) is acts. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter.
yāja-mānaṃ (याज-मानं) is a compound: yāja (याज), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syuḥ (स्युः) is they would be. It stands as optative, third person plural.
Sanskrit in this line
samākhyā-nāt (समाख्या-नात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yāja-māne (याज-माने) and samākhyā-nāt (समाख्या-नात्).