9.1.37
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.37
ततश् चावचनं तेषामितरार्थं प्रयुज्यते
tataś cāvacanaṃ teṣām itarārthaṃ prayujyate
The line
From that, then, cāvacana (चावचन), of of them, a compound: the other, and a thing, a meaning, in prayujyata (प्रयुज्यत).
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: tataḥ (ततः) + cāvacanaṃ (चावचनं) + teṣām (तेषाम्) + itara-arthaṃ (इतर-अर्थं) + prayujyate (प्रयुज्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tataḥ (ततः) | indeclinable | from that, then |
| cāvacanaṃ (चावचनं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | cāvacana (चावचन) |
| teṣām (तेषाम्) | genitive plural | of them |
| itara-arthaṃ (इतर-अर्थं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: the other, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| prayujyate (प्रयुज्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | prayujyata (प्रयुज्यत) |
The phrases
tataḥ (ततः) is from that, then. It stands as indeclinable. The line writes it tataś (ततश्). cāvacanaṃ (चावचनं) is cāvacana (चावचन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. teṣām (तेषाम्) is of them. It stands as genitive plural.
itara-arthaṃ (इतर-अर्थं) is a compound: the other, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. prayujyate (प्रयुज्यते) is prayujyata (प्रयुज्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
itara-arthaṃ (इतर-अर्थं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tataś (ततश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tataḥ (ततः) and cāvacanaṃ (चावचनं).
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