9.1.49
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.49
यथोक्तं वा सन्निधानात्
yathoktaṃ vā sannidhānāt
The line
As, what has been said or, because of presence, being at hand.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. Ūha (ऊह): adapting mantras and details when they are transferred. The line is short. paśu-tvaṃ (पशु-त्वं) from 9.1.48 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: yathā (यथा) + uktaṃ (उक्तं) + vā (वा) + sannidhānāt (सन्निधानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| uktaṃ (उक्तं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what has been said |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| sannidhānāt (सन्निधानात्) | ablative singular | presence, being at hand |
The phrases
yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. uktaṃ (उक्तं) is what has been said. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The line joins them as yathoktaṃ (यथोक्तं).
vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. sannidhānāt (सन्निधानात्) is presence, being at hand. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sannidhānāt (सन्निधानात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as yathoktaṃ (यथोक्तं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss uktaṃ (उक्तं) and sannidhānāt (सन्निधानात्).