4.4.4
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.4
सर्वासां वा समत्वाच् चोदनातः स्यान् न हि तस्य प्रकरणं देशार्थमुच्यते मध्ये
sarvāsāṃ vā samatvāc codanātaḥ syān na hi tasya prakaraṇaṃ deśārtham ucyate madhye
The line
Of sarvāsa (सर्वास) or, because of because they are the same, a Vedic command, therefore, from this, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n, not. Of of that, his, the context, a compound: a place, and a thing, a meaning, is said, in the middle.
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: sarvāsāṃ (सर्वासां) + vā (वा) + samatvāt (समत्वात्) + codanā (चोदना) + ataḥ (अतः) + syān (स्यान्) + na (न) + hi (हि) + tasya (तस्य) + prakaraṇaṃ (प्रकरणं) + deśa-artham (देश-अर्थम्) + ucyate (उच्यते) + madhye (मध्ये)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarvāsāṃ (सर्वासां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | sarvāsa (सर्वास) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| samatvāt (समत्वात्) | ablative singular | because they are the same |
| codanā (चोदना) | nominative singular, feminine | a Vedic command |
| ataḥ (अतः) | indeclinable | therefore, from this |
| syān (स्यान्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| prakaraṇaṃ (प्रकरणं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the context |
| deśa-artham (देश-अर्थम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a place, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| ucyate (उच्यते) | present, third person singular | is said |
| madhye (मध्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the middle |
The phrases
sarvāsāṃ (सर्वासां) is sarvāsa (सर्वास). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. samatvāt (समत्वात्) is because they are the same. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it samatvāc (समत्वाच्). codanā (चोदना) is a Vedic command. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. ataḥ (अतः) is therefore, from this. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as codanātaḥ (चोदनातः). syān (स्यान्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n. It stands as optative, third person singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. prakaraṇaṃ (प्रकरणं) is the context. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. deśa-artham (देश-अर्थम्) is a compound: a place, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. ucyate (उच्यते) is is said. It stands as present, third person singular. madhye (मध्ये) is the middle. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
deśa-artham (देश-अर्थम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it samatvāc (समत्वाच्). The line joins them as codanātaḥ (चोदनातः).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarvāsāṃ (सर्वासां) and samatvāt (समत्वात्).