5.3.15
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.15
ग्रहेष्टकमौपानुवाक्यं सवनचितिशेषः स्यात्
graheṣṭakam aupānuvākyaṃ savanacitiśeṣaḥ syāt
The line
graheṣṭaka (ग्रहेष्टक), a compound: aupānu (औपानु), and a sentence, a compound: savana (सवन), awareness, and the rest, what remains over, 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: graheṣṭakam (ग्रहेष्टकम्) + aupānu-vākyaṃ (औपानु-वाक्यं) + savana-citi-śeṣaḥ (सवन-चिति-शेषः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| graheṣṭakam (ग्रहेष्टकम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | graheṣṭaka (ग्रहेष्टक) |
| aupānu-vākyaṃ (औपानु-वाक्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: aupānu (औपानु), and a sentence. Read it from the end |
| savana-citi-śeṣaḥ (सवन-चिति-शेषः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: savana (सवन), awareness, and the rest, what remains over. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
graheṣṭakam (ग्रहेष्टकम्) is graheṣṭaka (ग्रहेष्टक). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. aupānu-vākyaṃ (औपानु-वाक्यं) is a compound: aupānu (औपानु), and a sentence. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
savana-citi-śeṣaḥ (सवन-चिति-शेषः) is a compound: savana (सवन), awareness, and the rest, what remains over. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
savana-citi-śeṣaḥ (सवन-चिति-शेषः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss graheṣṭakam (ग्रहेष्टकम्) and aupānu-vākyaṃ (औपानु-वाक्यं).