7.4.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.4.1
इतिकर्तव्यता विधेर् यजतेः पूर्ववत्त्वम्
itikartavyatā vidher yajateḥ pūrvavattvam
The line
itikartavyata (इतिकर्तव्यत), of an injunction, of yajata (यजत), as before, like the earlier, you.
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: itikartavyatā (इतिकर्तव्यता) + vidheḥ (विधेः) + yajateḥ (यजतेः) + pūrvavat (पूर्ववत्) + tvam (त्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| itikartavyatā (इतिकर्तव्यता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | itikartavyata (इतिकर्तव्यत) |
| vidheḥ (विधेः) | genitive or ablative singular | an injunction |
| yajateḥ (यजतेः) | genitive or ablative singular | yajata (यजत) |
| pūrvavat (पूर्ववत्) | indeclinable | as before, like the earlier |
| tvam (त्वम्) | nominative singular | you |
The phrases
itikartavyatā (इतिकर्तव्यता) is itikartavyata (इतिकर्तव्यत). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. vidheḥ (विधेः) is an injunction. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it vidher. yajateḥ (यजतेः) is yajata (यजत). It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
pūrvavat (पूर्ववत्) is as before, like the earlier. It stands as indeclinable. tvam (त्वम्) is you. It stands as nominative singular. The line joins them as pūrvavattvam (पूर्ववत्त्वम्).
Sanskrit in this line
itikartavyatā (इतिकर्तव्यता) is nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it vidher. The line joins them as pūrvavattvam (पूर्ववत्त्वम्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss itikartavyatā (इतिकर्तव्यता) and vidheḥ (विधेः).