4.3.38
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.38
फलसंयोगस् त्वचोदिते न स्यादशेषभूतत्वात्
phalasaṃyogas tv acodite na syād aśeṣabhūtatvāt
The line
A compound: a fruit, and conjunction, the state of being that, in acodita (अचोदित), not it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: aśeṣa (अशेष), and being already there.
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: phala-saṃyogaḥ (फल-संयोगः) + tva (त्व) + acodite (अचोदिते) + na (न) + syād (स्याद्) + aśeṣa-bhūtatvāt (अशेष-भूतत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| phala-saṃyogaḥ (फल-संयोगः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a fruit, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| acodite (अचोदिते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | acodita (अचोदित) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| aśeṣa-bhūtatvāt (अशेष-भूतत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: aśeṣa (अशेष), and being already there. Read it from the end |
The phrases
phala-saṃyogaḥ (फल-संयोगः) is a compound: a fruit, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it phalasaṃyogas (फलसंयोग). tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. acodite (अचोदिते) is acodita (अचोदित). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. aśeṣa-bhūtatvāt (अशेष-भूतत्वात्) is a compound: aśeṣa (अशेष), and being already there. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
aśeṣa-bhūtatvāt (अशेष-भूतत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it phalasaṃyogas (फलसंयोग).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss phala-saṃyogaḥ (फल-संयोगः) and tva (त्व).