9.1.28
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.28
चोदनासमुदायात् तु पौर्णमास्यां तथा स्यात्
codanāsamudāyāt tu paurṇamāsyāṃ tathā syāt
The line
Because of a compound: a command, samu (समु), and dāya (दाय) but, of paurṇamāsya (पौर्णमास्य), so, in that way, 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: codanā-samu-dāyāt (चोदना-समु-दायात्) + tu (तु) + paurṇamāsyāṃ (पौर्णमास्यां) + tathā (तथा) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| codanā-samu-dāyāt (चोदना-समु-दायात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a command, samu (समु), and dāya (दाय). Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| paurṇamāsyāṃ (पौर्णमास्यां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | paurṇamāsya (पौर्णमास्य) |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
codanā-samu-dāyāt (चोदना-समु-दायात्) is a compound: a command, samu (समु), and dāya (दाय). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. paurṇamāsyāṃ (पौर्णमास्यां) is paurṇamāsya (पौर्णमास्य). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
codanā-samu-dāyāt (चोदना-समु-दायात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss codanā-samu-dāyāt (चोदना-समु-दायात्) and paurṇamāsyāṃ (पौर्णमास्यां).