5.2.17
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.17
प्रकृतेः पूर्वोक्तत्वादपूर्वमन्ते स्यान् न ह्यचोदितस्य शेषाम्नानम्
prakṛteḥ pūrvoktatvād apūrvam ante syān na hy acoditasya śeṣāmnānam
The line
Of of nature, from the model, because of a compound: the earlier, what has been said, and the state of being that, the unseen, in at the end, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n, not. Of acodita (अचोदित), śeṣāmnāna (शेषाम्नान).
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: prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः) + pūrva-ukta-tvāt (पूर्व-उक्त-त्वात्) + apūrvam (अपूर्वम्) + ante (अन्ते) + syān (स्यान्) + na (न) + hy (ह्य्) + acoditasya (अचोदितस्य) + śeṣāmnānam (शेषाम्नानम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः) | genitive or ablative singular | of nature, from the model |
| pūrva-ukta-tvāt (पूर्व-उक्त-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the earlier, what has been said, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| apūrvam (अपूर्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the unseen |
| ante (अन्ते) | locative singular, masculine | at the end |
| syān (स्यान्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| acoditasya (अचोदितस्य) | genitive singular | acodita (अचोदित) |
| śeṣāmnānam (शेषाम्नानम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | śeṣāmnāna (शेषाम्नान) |
The phrases
prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः) is of nature, from the model. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. pūrva-ukta-tvāt (पूर्व-उक्त-त्वात्) is a compound: the earlier, what has been said, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it pūrvoktatvād (पूर्वोक्तत्वाद्). apūrvam (अपूर्वम्) is the unseen. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ante (अन्ते) is at the end. It stands as locative singular, masculine. 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. hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. acoditasya (अचोदितस्य) is acodita (अचोदित). It stands as genitive singular. śeṣāmnānam (शेषाम्नानम्) is śeṣāmnāna (शेषाम्नान). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
pūrva-ukta-tvāt (पूर्व-उक्त-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pūrvoktatvād (पूर्वोक्तत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः) and pūrva-ukta-tvāt (पूर्व-उक्त-त्वात्).