6.4.29
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.29
चोदना वा द्रव्यदेवताविधिरवाच्ये हि
codanā vā dravyadevatāvidhir avācye hi
The line
A Vedic command or, a compound: a substance, a deity, and vidha (विध), in avācya (अवाच्य).
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: codanā (चोदना) + vā (वा) + dravya-devatā-vidhiḥ (द्रव्य-देवता-विधिः) + avācye (अवाच्ये) + hi (हि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| codanā (चोदना) | nominative singular, feminine | a Vedic command |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| dravya-devatā-vidhiḥ (द्रव्य-देवता-विधिः) | nominative singular | a compound: a substance, a deity, and vidha (विध). Read it from the end |
| avācye (अवाच्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | avācya (अवाच्य) |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
The phrases
codanā (चोदना) is a Vedic command. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. dravya-devatā-vidhiḥ (द्रव्य-देवता-विधिः) is a compound: a substance, a deity, and vidha (विध). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it dravyadevatāvidhir (द्रव्यदेवताविधिर्).
avācye (अवाच्ये) is avācya (अवाच्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-devatā-vidhiḥ (द्रव्य-देवता-विधिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it dravyadevatāvidhir (द्रव्यदेवताविधिर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss codanā (चोदना) and dravya-devatā-vidhiḥ (द्रव्य-देवता-विधिः).