5.1.15
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.15
प्रकृतौ तु स्वशब्दत्वाद्याक्रमं प्रतीयेत
prakṛtau tu svaśabdatvādyākramaṃ pratīyeta
The line
In in nature, in the model rite but, a compound: svaśa (स्वश), bdatvādyā (ब्दत्वाद्या), and order, would be understood.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 5. Order. Sequence is fixed by the order of the words, and by other rules when the words do not decide. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) + tu (तु) + svaśa-bdatvādyā-kramaṃ (स्वश-ब्दत्वाद्या-क्रमं) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) | locative singular | in nature, in the model rite |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| svaśa-bdatvādyā-kramaṃ (स्वश-ब्दत्वाद्या-क्रमं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: svaśa (स्वश), bdatvādyā (ब्दत्वाद्या), and order. Read it from the end |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
The phrases
prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) is in nature, in the model rite. It stands as locative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
svaśa-bdatvādyā-kramaṃ (स्वश-ब्दत्वाद्या-क्रमं) is a compound: svaśa (स्वश), bdatvādyā (ब्दत्वाद्या), and order. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
svaśa-bdatvādyā-kramaṃ (स्वश-ब्दत्वाद्या-क्रमं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) and svaśa-bdatvādyā-kramaṃ (स्वश-ब्दत्वाद्या-क्रमं).