5.3.44
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.44
सर्वेषां वा चोदनाविशेषात् प्रशंसा स्तोमानाम्
sarveṣāṃ vā codanāviśeṣāt praśaṃsā stomānām
The line
Of of all or, a Vedic command, because of because of a difference, praśaṃsa (प्रशंस), a compound: stomā (स्तोमा), and by name, indeed.
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: sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) + vā (वा) + codanā (चोदना) + viśeṣāt (विशेषात्) + praśaṃsā (प्रशंसा) + stomā-nāma (स्तोमा-नाम)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) | genitive plural | of all |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| codanā (चोदना) | nominative singular, feminine | a Vedic command |
| viśeṣāt (विशेषात्) | ablative singular | because of a difference |
| praśaṃsā (प्रशंसा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | praśaṃsa (प्रशंस) |
| stomā-nāma (स्तोमा-नाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: stomā (स्तोमा), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) is of all. It stands as genitive plural. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. codanā (चोदना) is a Vedic command. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
viśeṣāt (विशेषात्) is because of a difference. It stands as ablative singular. The line joins them as codanāviśeṣāt (चोदनाविशेषात्). praśaṃsā (प्रशंसा) is praśaṃsa (प्रशंस). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. stomā-nāma (स्तोमा-नाम) is a compound: stomā (स्तोमा), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
stomā-nāma (स्तोमा-नाम) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as codanāviśeṣāt (चोदनाविशेषात्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) and codanā (चोदना).