7.3.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.3.19
प्रणयनं तु सौमिकमवाच्यं हीतरत्
praṇayanaṃ tu saumikam avācyaṃ hītarat
The line
praṇayana (प्रणयन) but, saumika (सौमिक), avācya (अवाच्य). The other.
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: praṇayanaṃ (प्रणयनं) + tu (तु) + saumikam (सौमिकम्) + avācyaṃ (अवाच्यं) + hi (हि) + itarat (इतरत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| praṇayanaṃ (प्रणयनं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | praṇayana (प्रणयन) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| saumikam (सौमिकम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | saumika (सौमिक) |
| avācyaṃ (अवाच्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | avācya (अवाच्य) |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| itarat (इतरत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the other |
The phrases
praṇayanaṃ (प्रणयनं) is praṇayana (प्रणयन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. saumikam (सौमिकम्) is saumika (सौमिक). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
avācyaṃ (अवाच्यं) is avācya (अवाच्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. itarat (इतरत्) is the other. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The line joins them as hītarat (हीतरत्).
Sanskrit in this line
praṇayanaṃ (प्रणयनं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as hītarat (हीतरत्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss praṇayanaṃ (प्रणयनं) and saumikam (सौमिकम्).
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