5.3.27
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.27
क्रत्वन्ते वा प्रयोगवचनाभावात्
kratvante vā prayogavacanābhāvāt
The line
In a compound: a rite, and anta (अन्त) or, because of a compound: a performance, a statement, and absence.
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 line is short. sañcite (सञ्चिते) from 5.3.26 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: kratu-ante (क्रतु-अन्ते) + vā (वा) + prayoga-vacana-abhāvāt (प्रयोग-वचन-अभावात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kratu-ante (क्रतु-अन्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a rite, and anta (अन्त). Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| prayoga-vacana-abhāvāt (प्रयोग-वचन-अभावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a performance, a statement, and absence. Read it from the end |
The phrases
kratu-ante (क्रतु-अन्ते) is a compound: a rite, and anta (अन्त). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
prayoga-vacana-abhāvāt (प्रयोग-वचन-अभावात्) is a compound: a performance, a statement, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prayoga-vacana-abhāvāt (प्रयोग-वचन-अभावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kratu-ante (क्रतु-अन्ते) and prayoga-vacana-abhāvāt (प्रयोग-वचन-अभावात्).