5.2.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.2.23
सन्निपातश् चेद् यथोक्तमन्ते स्यात्
sannipātaś ced yathoktamante syāt
The line
If you say that sannipātaś (सन्निपातश्), then in a compound: as, what has been said, and manta (मन्त), it would be, let it be granted.
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: sannipātaś (सन्निपातश्) + ced (चेद्) + yathā-ukta-mante (यथा-उक्त-मन्ते) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sannipātaś (सन्निपातश्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ced (चेद्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before a voiced sound |
| yathā-ukta-mante (यथा-उक्त-मन्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: as, what has been said, and manta (मन्त). Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
sannipātaś (सन्निपातश्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ced (चेद्) is if you say. cet before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable.
yathā-ukta-mante (यथा-उक्त-मन्ते) is a compound: as, what has been said, and manta (मन्त). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
yathā-ukta-mante (यथा-उक्त-मन्ते) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sannipātaś (सन्निपातश्) and yathā-ukta-mante (यथा-उक्त-मन्ते).