5.3.17
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.17
अन्ते स्युरव्यवायात्
ante syur avyavāyāt
The line
In at the end, they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound, because of avyavāya (अव्यवाय).
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: ante (अन्ते) + syur (स्युर्) + avyavāyāt (अव्यवायात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ante (अन्ते) | locative singular, masculine | at the end |
| syur (स्युर्) | optative, third person plural | they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound |
| avyavāyāt (अव्यवायात्) | ablative singular | avyavāya (अव्यवाय) |
The phrases
ante (अन्ते) is at the end. It stands as locative singular, masculine. syur (स्युर्) is they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person plural.
avyavāyāt (अव्यवायात्) is avyavāya (अव्यवाय). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
avyavāyāt (अव्यवायात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ante (अन्ते) and syur (स्युर्).
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