6.4.34
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.34
वत्ससंयोगे व्रतचोदना स्यात्
vatsasaṃyoge vratacodanā syāt
The line
In a compound: vatsa (वत्स), and conjunction, a compound: a vow, and codana (चोदन), 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: vatsa-saṃyoge (वत्स-संयोगे) + vrata-codanā (व्रत-चोदना) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vatsa-saṃyoge (वत्स-संयोगे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: vatsa (वत्स), and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| vrata-codanā (व्रत-चोदना) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: a vow, and codana (चोदन). Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
vatsa-saṃyoge (वत्स-संयोगे) is a compound: vatsa (वत्स), and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vrata-codanā (व्रत-चोदना) is a compound: a vow, and codana (चोदन). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vatsa-saṃyoge (वत्स-संयोगे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vatsa-saṃyoge (वत्स-संयोगे) and vrata-codanā (व्रत-चोदना).
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