8.3.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.3.12
गायत्रीषु प्राकृतीनामवच्छेदः प्रकृत्याधिकारात् संख्यात्वादग्निष्टोमवदव्यतिरेकात् तदाख्यत्वम्
gāyatrīṣu prākṛtīnām avacchedaḥ prakṛtyādhikārāt saṃkhyātvād agniṣṭomavad avyatirekāt tadākhyatvam
The line
gāyatrīṣu (गायत्रीषु), of belonging to the original, avaccheda (अवच्छेद), because of a compound: nature, what is seen, ādhi (आधि), and kāra (कार), because of a compound: number, and the state of being that, a compound: the agniṣṭoma (अग्निष्टोम) rite, and vada (वद), because of avyatireka (अव्यतिरेक), tadākhyatva (तदाख्यत्व).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 8. Transfer by specific indications. The signs in a variant rite's own sentence say which model it borrows from. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: gāyatrīṣu (गायत्रीषु) + prākṛtīnām (प्राकृतीनाम्) + avacchedaḥ (अवच्छेदः) + prakṛti-ādhi-kārāt (प्रकृति-आधि-कारात्) + saṃkhyā-tvāt (संख्या-त्वात्) + agniṣṭoma-vada (अग्निष्टोम-वद) + avyatirekāt (अव्यतिरेकात्) + tadākhyatvam (तदाख्यत्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| gāyatrīṣu (गायत्रीषु) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| prākṛtīnām (प्राकृतीनाम्) | genitive plural | belonging to the original |
| avacchedaḥ (अवच्छेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | avaccheda (अवच्छेद) |
| prakṛti-ādhi-kārāt (प्रकृति-आधि-कारात्) | ablative singular | a compound: nature, what is seen, ādhi (आधि), and kāra (कार). Read it from the end |
| saṃkhyā-tvāt (संख्या-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: number, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| agniṣṭoma-vada (अग्निष्टोम-वद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the agniṣṭoma (अग्निष्टोम) rite, and vada (वद). Read it from the end |
| avyatirekāt (अव्यतिरेकात्) | ablative singular | avyatireka (अव्यतिरेक) |
| tadākhyatvam (तदाख्यत्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tadākhyatva (तदाख्यत्व) |
The phrases
gāyatrīṣu (गायत्रीषु) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. prākṛtīnām (प्राकृतीनाम्) is belonging to the original. It stands as genitive plural. avacchedaḥ (अवच्छेदः) is avaccheda (अवच्छेद). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prakṛti-ādhi-kārāt (प्रकृति-आधि-कारात्) is a compound: nature, what is seen, ādhi (आधि), and kāra (कार). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
saṃkhyā-tvāt (संख्या-त्वात्) is a compound: number, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it saṃkhyātvād (संख्यात्वाद्). agniṣṭoma-vada (अग्निष्टोम-वद) is a compound: the agniṣṭoma (अग्निष्टोम) rite, and vada (वद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. avyatirekāt (अव्यतिरेकात्) is avyatireka (अव्यतिरेक). It stands as ablative singular. tadākhyatvam (तदाख्यत्वम्) is tadākhyatva (तदाख्यत्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
prakṛti-ādhi-kārāt (प्रकृति-आधि-कारात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it saṃkhyātvād (संख्यात्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss gāyatrīṣu (गायत्रीषु) and prākṛtīnām (प्राकृतीनाम्).