5.3.42
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.42
विधिप्रत्ययाद् वा न ह्यकस्मात् प्रशंसा स्यात्
vidhipratyayād vā na hy akasmāt praśaṃsā syāt
The line
Because of a compound: an injunction, and a condition or, not. Because of akasma (अकस्म), praśaṃsa (प्रशंस), it would be, let it be granted.
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: vidhi-pratyayāt (विधि-प्रत्ययात्) + vā (वा) + na (न) + hy (ह्य्) + akasmāt (अकस्मात्) + praśaṃsā (प्रशंसा) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidhi-pratyayāt (विधि-प्रत्ययात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an injunction, and a condition. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| akasmāt (अकस्मात्) | ablative singular | akasma (अकस्म) |
| praśaṃsā (प्रशंसा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | praśaṃsa (प्रशंस) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
vidhi-pratyayāt (विधि-प्रत्ययात्) is a compound: an injunction, and a condition. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vidhipratyayād (विधिप्रत्ययाद्). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable.
akasmāt (अकस्मात्) is akasma (अकस्म). It stands as ablative singular. praśaṃsā (प्रशंसा) is praśaṃsa (प्रशंस). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vidhi-pratyayāt (विधि-प्रत्ययात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vidhipratyayād (विधिप्रत्ययाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vidhi-pratyayāt (विधि-प्रत्ययात्) and hy (ह्य्).
Next
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