6.2.3
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.3
प्रयोगे पुरुषश्रुतेर् यथाकामी प्रयोगे स्यात्
prayoge puruṣaśruter yathākāmī prayoge syāt
The line
In in use, in the performance, of a compound: the person, and heard, as one desires, in in use, in the performance, it would be, let it be granted.
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: prayoge (प्रयोगे) + puruṣa-śruteḥ (पुरुष-श्रुतेः) + yathākāmī (यथाकामी) + prayoge (प्रयोगे) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prayoge (प्रयोगे) | locative singular | in use, in the performance |
| puruṣa-śruteḥ (पुरुष-श्रुतेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: the person, and heard. Read it from the end |
| yathākāmī (यथाकामी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | as one desires |
| prayoge (प्रयोगे) | locative singular | in use, in the performance |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
prayoge (प्रयोगे) is in use, in the performance. It stands as locative singular. puruṣa-śruteḥ (पुरुष-श्रुतेः) is a compound: the person, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it puruṣaśruter (पुरुषश्रुतेर्). yathākāmī (यथाकामी) is as one desires. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine.
prayoge (प्रयोगे) is in use, in the performance. It stands as locative singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
puruṣa-śruteḥ (पुरुष-श्रुतेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it puruṣaśruter (पुरुषश्रुतेर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prayoge (प्रयोगे) and puruṣa-śruteḥ (पुरुष-श्रुतेः).