6.1.50
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.50
सौधन्वनास् तु हीनत्वान् मन्त्रवर्णात् प्रतीयेरन्
saudhanvanās tu hīnatvān mantravarṇāt pratīyeran
The line
saudhanvanās (सौधन्वनास्) but, hīnatva (हीनत्व), because of a compound: a mantra, and a sound, a class, pratīyeran (प्रतीयेरन्).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 6. Who may perform. Eligibility, and the way substances are tied to an act. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: saudhanvanās (सौधन्वनास्) + tu (तु) + hīnatvān (हीनत्वान्) + mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्) + pratīyeran (प्रतीयेरन्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saudhanvanās (सौधन्वनास्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| hīnatvān (हीनत्वान्) | accusative plural, masculine | hīnatva (हीनत्व) |
| mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a mantra, and a sound, a class. Read it from the end |
| pratīyeran (प्रतीयेरन्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
saudhanvanās (सौधन्वनास्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. hīnatvān (हीनत्वान्) is hīnatva (हीनत्व). It stands as accusative plural, masculine.
mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्) is a compound: a mantra, and a sound, a class. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. pratīyeran (प्रतीयेरन्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saudhanvanās (सौधन्वनास्) and hīnatvān (हीनत्वान्).