4.1.45
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.45
स्याज् जुहूप्रतिषेधान् नित्यानुवादः
syāj juhūpratiṣedhān nityānuvādaḥ
The line
It would be, let it be granted, a compound: juhū (जुहू), and a denial, a compound: eternal, and a repetition.
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: syāt (स्यात्) + juhū-pratiṣedhān (जुहू-प्रतिषेधान्) + nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| juhū-pratiṣedhān (जुहू-प्रतिषेधान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a compound: juhū (जुहू), and a denial. Read it from the end |
| nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: eternal, and a repetition. Read it from the end |
The phrases
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. The line writes it syāj (स्याज्). juhū-pratiṣedhān (जुहू-प्रतिषेधान्) is a compound: juhū (जुहू), and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative plural, masculine.
nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः) is a compound: eternal, and a repetition. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
juhū-pratiṣedhān (जुहू-प्रतिषेधान्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it syāj (स्याज्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss syāt (स्यात्) and juhū-pratiṣedhān (जुहू-प्रतिषेधान्).
Next
4.1.46. tadaṣṭasaṅkhya (तदष्टसङ्ख्य), because of śravaṇa (श्रवण).