9.3.22
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.3.22
अध्रिगुः सवनीयेषु तद्वत् समानविधानाश् चेत्
adhriguḥ savanīyeṣu tadvat samānavidhānāś cet
The line
If you say that adhriga (अध्रिग), in savanīya (सवनीय), like that, a compound: the same, and a rule, then.
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: adhriguḥ (अध्रिगुः) + savanīyeṣu (सवनीयेषु) + tadvat (तद्वत्) + samāna-vidhānāḥ (समान-विधानाः) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| adhriguḥ (अध्रिगुः) | nominative singular | adhriga (अध्रिग) |
| savanīyeṣu (सवनीयेषु) | locative plural | savanīya (सवनीय) |
| tadvat (तद्वत्) | indeclinable | like that |
| samāna-vidhānāḥ (समान-विधानाः) | nominative plural | a compound: the same, and a rule. Read it from the end |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
adhriguḥ (अध्रिगुः) is adhriga (अध्रिग). It stands as nominative singular. savanīyeṣu (सवनीयेषु) is savanīya (सवनीय). It stands as locative plural. tadvat (तद्वत्) is like that. It stands as indeclinable.
samāna-vidhānāḥ (समान-विधानाः) is a compound: the same, and a rule. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural. The line writes it samānavidhānāś (समानविधानाश्). cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
samāna-vidhānāḥ (समान-विधानाः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it samānavidhānāś (समानविधानाश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss adhriguḥ (अध्रिगुः) and savanīyeṣu (सवनीयेषु).
Next
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