4.2.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.2.14
उत्पत्त्यसंयोगात् प्रणीतानामाज्यवद् विभागः स्यात्
utpattyasaṃyogāt praṇītānām ājyavad vibhāgaḥ syāt
The line
Because of a compound: arising, the origin, and asaṃyoga (असंयोग), a compound: praṇītā (प्रणीता), and by name, indeed, a compound: clarified butter, and vada (वद), disjunction, it would be, let it be granted.
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: utpatti-asaṃyogāt (उत्पत्ति-असंयोगात्) + praṇītā-nāma (प्रणीता-नाम) + ājya-vada (आज्य-वद) + vibhāgaḥ (विभागः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| utpatti-asaṃyogāt (उत्पत्ति-असंयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: arising, the origin, and asaṃyoga (असंयोग). Read it from the end |
| praṇītā-nāma (प्रणीता-नाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: praṇītā (प्रणीता), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end |
| ājya-vada (आज्य-वद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: clarified butter, and vada (वद). Read it from the end |
| vibhāgaḥ (विभागः) | nominative singular, masculine | disjunction |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
utpatti-asaṃyogāt (उत्पत्ति-असंयोगात्) is a compound: arising, the origin, and asaṃyoga (असंयोग). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. praṇītā-nāma (प्रणीता-नाम) is a compound: praṇītā (प्रणीता), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. ājya-vada (आज्य-वद) is a compound: clarified butter, and vada (वद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
vibhāgaḥ (विभागः) is disjunction. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
utpatti-asaṃyogāt (उत्पत्ति-असंयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss utpatti-asaṃyogāt (उत्पत्ति-असंयोगात्) and praṇītā-nāma (प्रणीता-नाम).