9.3.34
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.3.34
स्वामिनो वैकशब्द्यादुत्कर्षो देवतायां स्यात् पत्न्यां द्वितीयशब्दः स्यात्
svāmino vaikaśabdyād utkarṣo devatāyāṃ syāt patnyāṃ dvitīyaśabdaḥ syāt
The line
An owner, because of vaikaśabdya (वैकशब्द्य), a raising, a compound: a deity, and yāṃa (यांअ), it would be, let it be granted, of patnya (पत्न्य), a compound: dvitīya (द्वितीय), and a word, 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: svāminaḥ (स्वामिनः) + vaikaśabdyād (वैकशब्द्याद्) + utkarṣaḥ (उत्कर्षः) + devatā-yāṃa (देवता-यांअ) + syāt (स्यात्) + patnyāṃ (पत्न्यां) + dvitīya-śabdaḥ (द्वितीय-शब्दः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svāminaḥ (स्वामिनः) | nominative singular, masculine | an owner |
| vaikaśabdyād (वैकशब्द्याद्) | ablative singular | vaikaśabdya (वैकशब्द्य) |
| utkarṣaḥ (उत्कर्षः) | nominative singular, masculine | a raising |
| devatā-yāṃa (देवता-यांअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a deity, and yāṃa (यांअ). Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| patnyāṃ (पत्न्यां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | patnya (पत्न्य) |
| dvitīya-śabdaḥ (द्वितीय-शब्दः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: dvitīya (द्वितीय), and a word. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
svāminaḥ (स्वामिनः) is an owner. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it svāmino (स्वामिनो). vaikaśabdyād (वैकशब्द्याद्) is vaikaśabdya (वैकशब्द्य). It stands as ablative singular. utkarṣaḥ (उत्कर्षः) is a raising. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it utkarṣo (उत्कर्षो). devatā-yāṃa (देवता-यांअ) is a compound: a deity, and yāṃa (यांअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. patnyāṃ (पत्न्यां) is patnya (पत्न्य). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. dvitīya-śabdaḥ (द्वितीय-शब्दः) is a compound: dvitīya (द्वितीय), and a word. Read it from the end. 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
dvitīya-śabdaḥ (द्वितीय-शब्दः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it svāmino (स्वामिनो). The line writes it utkarṣo (उत्कर्षो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svāminaḥ (स्वामिनः) and vaikaśabdyād (वैकशब्द्याद्).