9.1.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.1
यज्ञकर्म प्रधानं तद् धि चोदनाभूतं तस्य द्रव्येषु संस्कारस् तत्प्रयुक्तस् तदर्थत्वात्
yajñakarma pradhānaṃ tad dhi codanābhūtaṃ tasya dravyeṣu saṃskāras tatprayuktas tadarthatvāt
The line
A compound: a sacrifice, and action, the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), that, in a thought, a compound: a command, and an element, of of that, his, in a substance, a compounded thing, a compound: that, and employed, put to use, because of because it is for the sake of that.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. Ūha (ऊह): adapting mantras and details when they are transferred. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: yajña-karma (यज्ञ-कर्म) + pradhānaṃ (प्रधानं) + tad (तद्) + dhi (धि) + codanā-bhūtaṃ (चोदना-भूतं) + tasya (तस्य) + dravyeṣu (द्रव्येषु) + saṃskāraḥ (संस्कारः) + tat-prayuktaḥ (तत्-प्रयुक्तः) + tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yajña-karma (यज्ञ-कर्म) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a sacrifice, and action. Read it from the end |
| pradhānaṃ (प्रधानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य) |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| dhi (धि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a thought |
| codanā-bhūtaṃ (चोदना-भूतं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a command, and an element. Read it from the end |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| dravyeṣu (द्रव्येषु) | locative plural | a substance |
| saṃskāraḥ (संस्कारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compounded thing |
| tat-prayuktaḥ (तत्-प्रयुक्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: that, and employed, put to use. Read it from the end |
| tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for the sake of that |
The phrases
yajña-karma (यज्ञ-कर्म) is a compound: a sacrifice, and action. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. pradhānaṃ (प्रधानं) is the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. dhi (धि) is a thought. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. codanā-bhūtaṃ (चोदना-भूतं) is a compound: a command, and an element. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. dravyeṣu (द्रव्येषु) is a substance. It stands as locative plural. saṃskāraḥ (संस्कारः) is a compounded thing. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it saṃskāras (संस्कार). tat-prayuktaḥ (तत्-प्रयुक्तः) is a compound: that, and employed, put to use. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it tatprayuktas. tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) is because it is for the sake of that. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
codanā-bhūtaṃ (चोदना-भूतं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it saṃskāras (संस्कार). The line writes it tatprayuktas.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yajña-karma (यज्ञ-कर्म) and pradhānaṃ (प्रधानं).