5.3.26
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.26
सञ्चिते त्वग्निचिद् युक्तं प्रापणान् निमित्तस्य
sañcite tv agnicid yuktaṃ prāpaṇān nimittasya
The line
In sañcita (सञ्चित), the state of being that, a compound: fire, and cida (चिद), fit, right, prāpaṇa (प्रापण), of the efficient ground.
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: sañcite (सञ्चिते) + tva (त्व) + agni-cida (अग्नि-चिद) + yuktaṃ (युक्तं) + prāpaṇān (प्रापणान्) + nimittasya (निमित्तस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sañcite (सञ्चिते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | sañcita (सञ्चित) |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| agni-cida (अग्नि-चिद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: fire, and cida (चिद). Read it from the end |
| yuktaṃ (युक्तं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | fit, right |
| prāpaṇān (प्रापणान्) | accusative plural, masculine | prāpaṇa (प्रापण) |
| nimittasya (निमित्तस्य) | genitive singular | the efficient ground |
The phrases
sañcite (सञ्चिते) is sañcita (सञ्चित). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. agni-cida (अग्नि-चिद) is a compound: fire, and cida (चिद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
yuktaṃ (युक्तं) is fit, right. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. prāpaṇān (प्रापणान्) is prāpaṇa (प्रापण). It stands as accusative plural, masculine. nimittasya (निमित्तस्य) is the efficient ground. It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nimittasya (निमित्तस्य) is genitive singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sañcite (सञ्चिते) and tva (त्व).