5.3.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.19
मध्यमायां तु वचनाद् ब्राह्मणवत्यः
madhyamāyāṃ tu vacanād brāhmaṇavatyaḥ
The line
Of a compound: the middle, and māya (माय) but, because of because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: a brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण) passage, and vatya (वत्य).
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: madhya-māyāṃ (मध्य-मायां) + tu (तु) + vacanād (वचनाद्) + brāhmaṇa-vatyaḥ (ब्राह्मण-वत्यः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| madhya-māyāṃ (मध्य-मायां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: the middle, and māya (माय). Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| vacanād (वचनाद्) | ablative singular | because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound |
| brāhmaṇa-vatyaḥ (ब्राह्मण-वत्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण) passage, and vatya (वत्य). Read it from the end |
The phrases
madhya-māyāṃ (मध्य-मायां) is a compound: the middle, and māya (माय). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
vacanād (वचनाद्) is because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative singular. brāhmaṇa-vatyaḥ (ब्राह्मण-वत्यः) is a compound: a brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण) passage, and vatya (वत्य). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
brāhmaṇa-vatyaḥ (ब्राह्मण-वत्यः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss madhya-māyāṃ (मध्य-मायां) and vacanād (वचनाद्).