5.2.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.11
दैवतैर् वैककर्म्यात्
daivatair vaikakarmyāt
The line
daivatair (दैवतैर्), because of vaikakarmya (वैककर्म्य).
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 line is short. paśu-gaṇe (पशु-गणे) from 5.2.10 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: daivatair (दैवतैर्) + vaikakarmyāt (वैककर्म्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| daivatair (दैवतैर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| vaikakarmyāt (वैककर्म्यात्) | ablative singular | vaikakarmya (वैककर्म्य) |
The phrases
daivatair (दैवतैर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
vaikakarmyāt (वैककर्म्यात्) is vaikakarmya (वैककर्म्य). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vaikakarmyāt (वैककर्म्यात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss daivatair (दैवतैर्) and vaikakarmyāt (वैककर्म्यात्).