6.5.55
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.55
यद्युद्गाता जघन्यः स्यात् पुनर् यज्ञे सर्ववेदसं दद्याद् यथेतरस्मिन्
yady udgātā jaghanyaḥ syāt punar yajñe sarvavedasaṃ dadyād yathetarasmin
The line
If. yadi before a vowel, the udgātṛ (उद्गातृ) priest, jaghanya (जघन्य), it would be, let it be granted, again, in a sacrifice, a compound: all, and vedasa (वेदस), because of dadya (दद्य), a compound: as, the other, and smina (स्मिन).
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: yady (यद्य्) + udgātā (उद्गाता) + jaghanyaḥ (जघन्यः) + syāt (स्यात्) + punar (पुनर्) + yajñe (यज्ञे) + sarva-vedasaṃ (सर्व-वेदसं) + dadyād (दद्याद्) + yathā-itara-smina (यथा-इतर-स्मिन)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yady (यद्य्) | indeclinable | if. yadi before a vowel |
| udgātā (उद्गाता) | nominative singular, masculine | the udgātṛ (उद्गातृ) priest |
| jaghanyaḥ (जघन्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | jaghanya (जघन्य) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| punar (पुनर्) | indeclinable | again |
| yajñe (यज्ञे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a sacrifice |
| sarva-vedasaṃ (सर्व-वेदसं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: all, and vedasa (वेदस). Read it from the end |
| dadyād (दद्याद्) | ablative singular | dadya (दद्य) |
| yathā-itara-smina (यथा-इतर-स्मिन) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: as, the other, and smina (स्मिन). Read it from the end |
The phrases
yady (यद्य्) is if. yadi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. udgātā (उद्गाता) is the udgātṛ (उद्गातृ) priest. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. jaghanyaḥ (जघन्यः) is jaghanya (जघन्य). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. punar (पुनर्) is again. It stands as indeclinable.
yajñe (यज्ञे) is a sacrifice. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. sarva-vedasaṃ (सर्व-वेदसं) is a compound: all, and vedasa (वेदस). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. dadyād (दद्याद्) is dadya (दद्य). It stands as ablative singular. yathā-itara-smina (यथा-इतर-स्मिन) is a compound: as, the other, and smina (स्मिन). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
yathā-itara-smina (यथा-इतर-स्मिन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss udgātā (उद्गाता) and jaghanyaḥ (जघन्यः).