4.1.37
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.37
सति सव्यवचनम्
sati savyavacanam
The line
In when it is, it being so, a compound: savya (सव्य), and a statement.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. What is for the rite, and what is for the person. The line is short. abhāva-darśanāt (अभाव-दर्शनात्) from 4.1.36 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sati (सति) + savya-vacanam (सव्य-वचनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sati (सति) | locative singular, present participle | when it is, it being so |
| savya-vacanam (सव्य-वचनम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: savya (सव्य), and a statement. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sati (सति) is when it is, it being so. It stands as locative singular, present participle.
savya-vacanam (सव्य-वचनम्) is a compound: savya (सव्य), and a statement. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
savya-vacanam (सव्य-वचनम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sati (सति) and savya-vacanam (सव्य-वचनम्).