7.2.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2.1
साम्नोऽभिधानशब्देन प्रवृत्तिः स्याद् यथाशिष्टम्
sāmno 'bhidhānaśabdena pravṛttiḥ syād yathāśiṣṭam
The line
sāmna (साम्न), by means of a compound: a naming, and a word, activity, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: as, and śiṣṭa (शिष्ट).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 7. Transfer. The details of a model rite are carried to a variant rite, and where that carrying stops. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: sāmno (साम्नो) + abhidhāna-śabdena (अभिधान-शब्देन) + pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) + syād (स्याद्) + yathā-śiṣṭam (यथा-शिष्टम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sāmno (साम्नो) | nominative singular, masculine | sāmna (साम्न) |
| abhidhāna-śabdena (अभिधान-शब्देन) | instrumental singular | a compound: a naming, and a word. Read it from the end |
| pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) | nominative singular, feminine | activity |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| yathā-śiṣṭam (यथा-शिष्टम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: as, and śiṣṭa (शिष्ट). Read it from the end |
The phrases
sāmno (साम्नो) is sāmna (साम्न). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. abhidhāna-śabdena (अभिधान-शब्देन) is a compound: a naming, and a word. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) is activity. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. yathā-śiṣṭam (यथा-शिष्टम्) is a compound: as, and śiṣṭa (शिष्ट). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
abhidhāna-śabdena (अभिधान-शब्देन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sāmno (साम्नो) and abhidhāna-śabdena (अभिधान-शब्देन).