5.3.32
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.32
अङ्गवत् क्रतूनामानुपूर्व्यम्
aṅgavat kratūnām ānupūrvyam
The line
A compound: a limb, a subsidiary part, and possessing, of a rite, ānupūrvya (आनुपूर्व्य).
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: aṅga-vat (अङ्ग-वत्) + kratūnām (क्रतूनाम्) + ānupūrvyam (आनुपूर्व्यम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aṅga-vat (अङ्ग-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a limb, a subsidiary part, and possessing. Read it from the end |
| kratūnām (क्रतूनाम्) | genitive plural | a rite |
| ānupūrvyam (आनुपूर्व्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | ānupūrvya (आनुपूर्व्य) |
The phrases
aṅga-vat (अङ्ग-वत्) is a compound: a limb, a subsidiary part, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. kratūnām (क्रतूनाम्) is a rite. It stands as genitive plural.
ānupūrvyam (आनुपूर्व्यम्) is ānupūrvya (आनुपूर्व्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
ānupūrvyam (आनुपूर्व्यम्) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aṅga-vat (अङ्ग-वत्) and kratūnām (क्रतूनाम्).