5.4.5
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.4.5
वचनादिष्टिपूर्वत्वम्
vacanād iṣṭipūrvatvam
The line
Because of because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: an offering of cake, the earlier, and the state of being that.
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. liṅgadarśanāc (लिङ्गदर्शनाच्) from 5.4.4 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vacanād (वचनाद्) + iṣṭi-pūrva-tvam (इष्टि-पूर्व-त्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vacanād (वचनाद्) | ablative singular | because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound |
| iṣṭi-pūrva-tvam (इष्टि-पूर्व-त्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: an offering of cake, the earlier, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vacanād (वचनाद्) is because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative singular.
iṣṭi-pūrva-tvam (इष्टि-पूर्व-त्वम्) is a compound: an offering of cake, the earlier, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
iṣṭi-pūrva-tvam (इष्टि-पूर्व-त्वम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vacanād (वचनाद्) and iṣṭi-pūrva-tvam (इष्टि-पूर्व-त्वम्).