9.1.2
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.2
संस्कारे युज्यमानानां तादर्थ्यात् तत्प्रयुक्तं स्यात्
saṃskāre yujyamānānāṃ tādarthyāt tatprayuktaṃ syāt
The line
In a compounded thing, of a compound: yujya (युज्य), and a measure, a means of knowing, because of because it is for that, a compound: that, and employed, put to use, it would be, let it be granted.
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: saṃskāre (संस्कारे) + yujya-mānānāṃ (युज्य-मानानां) + tādarthyāt (तादर्थ्यात्) + tat-prayuktaṃ (तत्-प्रयुक्तं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃskāre (संस्कारे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compounded thing |
| yujya-mānānāṃ (युज्य-मानानां) | genitive plural | a compound: yujya (युज्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| tādarthyāt (तादर्थ्यात्) | ablative singular | because it is for that |
| tat-prayuktaṃ (तत्-प्रयुक्तं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: that, and employed, put to use. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
saṃskāre (संस्कारे) is a compounded thing. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. yujya-mānānāṃ (युज्य-मानानां) is a compound: yujya (युज्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. tādarthyāt (तादर्थ्यात्) is because it is for that. It stands as ablative singular.
tat-prayuktaṃ (तत्-प्रयुक्तं) is a compound: that, and employed, put to use. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
yujya-mānānāṃ (युज्य-मानानां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃskāre (संस्कारे) and yujya-mānānāṃ (युज्य-मानानां).