8.3.2
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.3.2
देवतया वा नियम्येत शब्दत्त्वादितरस्याश्रुतित्वात्
devatayā vā niyamyeta śabdattvād itarasyāśrutitvāt
The line
devataya (देवतय) or, would be restricted, because of a compound: a word, and ttva (त्त्व), because of a compound: the other, syāśru (स्याश्रु), and titva (तित्व).
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: devatayā (देवतया) + vā (वा) + niyamyeta (नियम्येत) + śabda-ttvāt (शब्द-त्त्वात्) + itara-syāśru-titvāt (इतर-स्याश्रु-तित्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| devatayā (देवतया) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | devataya (देवतय) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| niyamyeta (नियम्येत) | optative, third person singular | would be restricted |
| śabda-ttvāt (शब्द-त्त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a word, and ttva (त्त्व). Read it from the end |
| itara-syāśru-titvāt (इतर-स्याश्रु-तित्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the other, syāśru (स्याश्रु), and titva (तित्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
devatayā (देवतया) is devataya (देवतय). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. niyamyeta (नियम्येत) is would be restricted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
śabda-ttvāt (शब्द-त्त्वात्) is a compound: a word, and ttva (त्त्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it śabdattvād (शब्दत्त्वाद्). itara-syāśru-titvāt (इतर-स्याश्रु-तित्वात्) is a compound: the other, syāśru (स्याश्रु), and titva (तित्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
itara-syāśru-titvāt (इतर-स्याश्रु-तित्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śabdattvād (शब्दत्त्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss devatayā (देवतया) and niyamyeta (नियम्येत).