4.3.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.31
नासमवायात्प्रयोजनेन
nāsamavāyātprayojanena
The line
By means of a compound: nāsa (नास), mavā (मवा), yātprayo (यात्प्रयो), and a person.
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. kāla-śrutau (काल-श्रुतौ) from 4.3.30 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: nāsa-mavā-yātprayo-janena (नास-मवा-यात्प्रयो-जनेन)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nāsa-mavā-yātprayo-janena (नास-मवा-यात्प्रयो-जनेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: nāsa (नास), mavā (मवा), yātprayo (यात्प्रयो), and a person. Read it from the end |
The phrases
nāsa-mavā-yātprayo-janena (नास-मवा-यात्प्रयो-जनेन) is a compound: nāsa (नास), mavā (मवा), yātprayo (यात्प्रयो), and a person. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
nāsa-mavā-yātprayo-janena (नास-मवा-यात्प्रयो-जनेन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nāsa-mavā-yātprayo-janena (नास-मवा-यात्प्रयो-जनेन).
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