9.2.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.2.31
वचनाद् विनियोगः स्यात्
vacanād viniyogaḥ syāt
The line
Because of because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound, the application of a text, 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: vacanād (वचनाद्) + viniyogaḥ (विनियोगः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vacanād (वचनाद्) | ablative singular | because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound |
| viniyogaḥ (विनियोगः) | nominative singular, masculine | the application of a text |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
vacanād (वचनाद्) is because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative singular. viniyogaḥ (विनियोगः) is the application of a text. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
viniyogaḥ (विनियोगः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vacanād (वचनाद्) and viniyogaḥ (विनियोगः).