9.1.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.31
अनुवादो वा दीक्षा यथा नक्तं संस्थापनस्य
anuvādo vā dīkṣā yathā naktaṃ saṃsthāpanasya
The line
A repetition or, dīkṣa (दीक्ष), as, nakta (नक्त), of saṃsthāpana (संस्थापन).
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: anuvādaḥ (अनुवादः) + vā (वा) + dīkṣā (दीक्षा) + yathā (यथा) + naktaṃ (नक्तं) + saṃsthāpanasya (संस्थापनस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anuvādaḥ (अनुवादः) | nominative singular, masculine | a repetition |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| dīkṣā (दीक्षा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | dīkṣa (दीक्ष) |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| naktaṃ (नक्तं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | nakta (नक्त) |
| saṃsthāpanasya (संस्थापनस्य) | genitive singular | saṃsthāpana (संस्थापन) |
The phrases
anuvādaḥ (अनुवादः) is a repetition. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it anuvādo (अनुवादो). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. dīkṣā (दीक्षा) is dīkṣa (दीक्ष). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. naktaṃ (नक्तं) is nakta (नक्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. saṃsthāpanasya (संस्थापनस्य) is saṃsthāpana (संस्थापन). It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃsthāpanasya (संस्थापनस्य) is genitive singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it anuvādo (अनुवादो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anuvādaḥ (अनुवादः) and dīkṣā (दीक्षा).