5.4.2
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.4.2
अवदानाभिघारणासादनेष्वानुपूर्व्यं प्रवृत्या स्यात्
avadānābhighāraṇāsādaneṣv ānupūrvyaṃ pravṛtyā syāt
The line
avadānābhighāraṇāsādaneṣv (अवदानाभिघारणासादनेष्व्), ānupūrvya (आनुपूर्व्य), pravṛtya (प्रवृत्य), 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: avadānābhighāraṇāsādaneṣv (अवदानाभिघारणासादनेष्व्) + ānupūrvyaṃ (आनुपूर्व्यं) + pravṛtyā (प्रवृत्या) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avadānābhighāraṇāsādaneṣv (अवदानाभिघारणासादनेष्व्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ānupūrvyaṃ (आनुपूर्व्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | ānupūrvya (आनुपूर्व्य) |
| pravṛtyā (प्रवृत्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | pravṛtya (प्रवृत्य) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
avadānābhighāraṇāsādaneṣv (अवदानाभिघारणासादनेष्व्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ānupūrvyaṃ (आनुपूर्व्यं) is ānupūrvya (आनुपूर्व्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
pravṛtyā (प्रवृत्या) is pravṛtya (प्रवृत्य). 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
avadānābhighāraṇāsādaneṣv (अवदानाभिघारणासादनेष्व्) is the form as the line writes it. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss avadānābhighāraṇāsādaneṣv (अवदानाभिघारणासादनेष्व्) and ānupūrvyaṃ (आनुपूर्व्यं).