4.3.41
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.41
अपवृत्ते तु चोदना तत्सामान्यात् स्वकाले स्यात्
apavṛtte tu codanā tatsāmānyāt svakāle syāt
The line
In apavṛtta (अपवृत्त) but, a Vedic command, because of a compound: that, and a common case, in a compound: one's own, and time, 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: apavṛtte (अपवृत्ते) + tu (तु) + codanā (चोदना) + tat-sāmānyāt (तत्-सामान्यात्) + sva-kāle (स्व-काले) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apavṛtte (अपवृत्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | apavṛtta (अपवृत्त) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| codanā (चोदना) | nominative singular, feminine | a Vedic command |
| tat-sāmānyāt (तत्-सामान्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, and a common case. Read it from the end |
| sva-kāle (स्व-काले) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: one's own, and time. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
apavṛtte (अपवृत्ते) is apavṛtta (अपवृत्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. codanā (चोदना) is a Vedic command. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
tat-sāmānyāt (तत्-सामान्यात्) is a compound: that, and a common case. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. sva-kāle (स्व-काले) is a compound: one's own, and time. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tat-sāmānyāt (तत्-सामान्यात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apavṛtte (अपवृत्ते) and codanā (चोदना).