9.2.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.2.1
सामानि मन्त्रमेके स्मृत्युपदेशाभ्याम्
sāmāni mantram eke smṛtyupadeśābhyām
The line
A sāman (सामन्) chant, a mantra, some, by means of a compound: memory, and teaching.
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: sāmāni (सामानि) + mantram (मन्त्रम्) + eke (एके) + smṛti-upadeśābhyām (स्मृति-उपदेशाभ्याम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sāmāni (सामानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | a sāman (सामन्) chant |
| mantram (मन्त्रम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a mantra |
| eke (एके) | nominative plural, masculine | some |
| smṛti-upadeśābhyām (स्मृति-उपदेशाभ्याम्) | instrumental, dative, or ablative dual | a compound: memory, and teaching. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sāmāni (सामानि) is a sāman (सामन्) chant. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter. mantram (मन्त्रम्) is a mantra. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
eke (एके) is some. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. smṛti-upadeśābhyām (स्मृति-उपदेशाभ्याम्) is a compound: memory, and teaching. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental, dative, or ablative dual.
Sanskrit in this line
smṛti-upadeśābhyām (स्मृति-उपदेशाभ्याम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sāmāni (सामानि) and mantram (मन्त्रम्).