4.3.10
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.10
चोदनायां फलाश्रुतेः कर्ममात्रं विधीयेत न ह्यशब्दं प्रतीयते
codanāyāṃ phalāśruteḥ karmamātraṃ vidhīyeta na hy aśabdaṃ pratīyate
The line
A compound: a command, and yāṃa (यांअ), of a compound: phalā (फला), and heard, a compound: action, and mātra (मात्र), vidhīyeta (विधीयेत), not. aśabda (अशब्द), is understood.
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) + phalā-śruteḥ (फला-श्रुतेः) + karma-mātraṃ (कर्म-मात्रं) + vidhīyeta (विधीयेत) + na (न) + hy (ह्य्) + aśabdaṃ (अशब्दं) + pratīyate (प्रतीयते)
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 |
| phalā-śruteḥ (फला-श्रुतेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: phalā (फला), and heard. Read it from the end |
| karma-mātraṃ (कर्म-मात्रं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: action, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end |
| vidhīyeta (विधीयेत) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| aśabdaṃ (अशब्दं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | aśabda (अशब्द) |
| pratīyate (प्रतीयते) | present, third person singular | is understood |
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. phalā-śruteḥ (फला-श्रुतेः) is a compound: phalā (फला), and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. karma-mātraṃ (कर्म-मात्रं) is a compound: action, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. vidhīyeta (विधीयेत) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. aśabdaṃ (अशब्दं) is aśabda (अशब्द). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. pratīyate (प्रतीयते) is is understood. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
phalā-śruteḥ (फला-श्रुतेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss codanā-yāṃa (चोदना-यांअ) and phalā-śruteḥ (फला-श्रुतेः).