4.4.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.23
यूपाङ्गं वा तत्संस्कारात्
yūpāṅgaṃ vā tatsaṃskārāt
The line
yūpāṅga (यूपाङ्ग) or, because of a compound: that, and a compounded thing.
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. paśu-aṅga (पशु-अङ्ग) from 4.4.22 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: yūpāṅgaṃ (यूपाङ्गं) + vā (वा) + tat-saṃskārāt (तत्-संस्कारात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yūpāṅgaṃ (यूपाङ्गं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | yūpāṅga (यूपाङ्ग) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| tat-saṃskārāt (तत्-संस्कारात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, and a compounded thing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
yūpāṅgaṃ (यूपाङ्गं) is yūpāṅga (यूपाङ्ग). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
tat-saṃskārāt (तत्-संस्कारात्) is a compound: that, and a compounded thing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tat-saṃskārāt (तत्-संस्कारात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yūpāṅgaṃ (यूपाङ्गं) and tat-saṃskārāt (तत्-संस्कारात्).