4.1.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.19
चोदनायां त्वनारम्भोऽविभक्तत्वान् न ह्यन्येन विधीयते
codanāyāṃ tv anārambho 'vibhaktatvān na hy anyena vidhīyate
The line
A compound: a command, and yāṃa (यांअ), the state of being that, anārambha (अनारम्भ), avibhaktatva (अविभक्तत्व), not. Others, not is enjoined.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. What is for the rite, and what is for the person. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: codanā-yāṃa (चोदना-यांअ) + tva (त्व) + anārambho (अनारम्भो) + avibhaktatvān (अविभक्तत्वान्) + na (न) + hy (ह्य्) + anye (अन्ये) + na (न) + vidhīyate (विधीयते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| codanā-yāṃa (चोदना-यांअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a command, and yāṃa (यांअ). Read it from the end |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| anārambho (अनारम्भो) | nominative singular, masculine | anārambha (अनारम्भ) |
| avibhaktatvān (अविभक्तत्वान्) | accusative plural, masculine | avibhaktatva (अविभक्तत्व) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| anye (अन्ये) | nominative plural | others |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidhīyate (विधीयते) | present, third person singular | is enjoined |
The phrases
codanā-yāṃa (चोदना-यांअ) is a compound: a command, and yāṃa (यांअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. anārambho (अनारम्भो) is anārambha (अनारम्भ). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. avibhaktatvān (अविभक्तत्वान्) is avibhaktatva (अविभक्तत्व). It stands as accusative plural, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. anye (अन्ये) is others. It stands as nominative plural. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as anyena. vidhīyate (विधीयते) is is enjoined. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line joins them as anyena.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss codanā-yāṃa (चोदना-यांअ) and tva (त्व).