9.2.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.2.9
संस्कारश् चाप्रकरणेऽग्निवत्स्यात् प्रयुक्तत्वात्
saṃskāraś cāprakaraṇe 'gnivatsyāt prayuktatvāt
The line
A compounded thing, in cāprakaraṇa (चाप्रकरण), because of a compound: fire, and vatsya (वत्स्य), because of a compound: employed, put to use, and the state of being that.
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: saṃskāraḥ (संस्कारः) + cāprakaraṇe (चाप्रकरणे) + agni-vatsyāt (अग्नि-वत्स्यात्) + prayukta-tvāt (प्रयुक्त-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃskāraḥ (संस्कारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compounded thing |
| cāprakaraṇe (चाप्रकरणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | cāprakaraṇa (चाप्रकरण) |
| agni-vatsyāt (अग्नि-वत्स्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: fire, and vatsya (वत्स्य). Read it from the end |
| prayukta-tvāt (प्रयुक्त-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: employed, put to use, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
saṃskāraḥ (संस्कारः) is a compounded thing. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it saṃskāraś (संस्कारश्). cāprakaraṇe (चाप्रकरणे) is cāprakaraṇa (चाप्रकरण). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
agni-vatsyāt (अग्नि-वत्स्यात्) is a compound: fire, and vatsya (वत्स्य). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. prayukta-tvāt (प्रयुक्त-त्वात्) is a compound: employed, put to use, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prayukta-tvāt (प्रयुक्त-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it saṃskāraś (संस्कारश्). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃskāraḥ (संस्कारः) and cāprakaraṇe (चाप्रकरणे).