5.4.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.4.6
सोमश् चैकेषामग्नयाधेयस्यर्तुनक्षत्रातिक्रमवचनात् तदन्तेनानर्थकं हि स्यात्
somaś caikeṣām agnayādheyasyartunakṣatrātikramavacanāt tadantenānarthakaṃ hi syāt
The line
Soma, of caikeṣa (चैकेष), because of a compound: agna (अग्न), yādhe (याधे), yasya (यस्य), rtuna (र्तुन), kṣatrāti (क्षत्राति), order, and a statement, tadantenānarthaka (तदन्तेनानर्थक). 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: somaḥ (सोमः) + caikeṣām (चैकेषाम्) + agna-yādhe-yasya-rtuna-kṣatrāti-krama-vacanāt (अग्न-याधे-यस्य-र्तुन-क्षत्राति-क्रम-वचनात्) + tadantenānarthakaṃ (तदन्तेनानर्थकं) + hi (हि) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| somaḥ (सोमः) | nominative singular, masculine | soma |
| caikeṣām (चैकेषाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | caikeṣa (चैकेष) |
| agna-yādhe-yasya-rtuna-kṣatrāti-krama-vacanāt (अग्न-याधे-यस्य-र्तुन-क्षत्राति-क्रम-वचनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: agna (अग्न), yādhe (याधे), yasya (यस्य), rtuna (र्तुन), kṣatrāti (क्षत्राति), order, and a statement. Read it from the end |
| tadantenānarthakaṃ (तदन्तेनानर्थकं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tadantenānarthaka (तदन्तेनानर्थक) |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
somaḥ (सोमः) is soma. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it somaś (सोमश्). caikeṣām (चैकेषाम्) is caikeṣa (चैकेष). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. agna-yādhe-yasya-rtuna-kṣatrāti-krama-vacanāt (अग्न-याधे-यस्य-र्तुन-क्षत्राति-क्रम-वचनात्) is a compound: agna (अग्न), yādhe (याधे), yasya (यस्य), rtuna (र्तुन), kṣatrāti (क्षत्राति), order, and a statement. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
tadantenānarthakaṃ (तदन्तेनानर्थकं) is tadantenānarthaka (तदन्तेनानर्थक). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
agna-yādhe-yasya-rtuna-kṣatrāti-krama-vacanāt (अग्न-याधे-यस्य-र्तुन-क्षत्राति-क्रम-वचनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it somaś (सोमश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss somaḥ (सोमः) and caikeṣām (चैकेषाम्).