9.3.37
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.3.37
उत्कृष्येतैकसंयुक्तो द्विदेवते सम्भवात्
utkṛṣyetaikasaṃyukto dvidevate sambhavāt
The line
utkṛṣyetaikasaṃyukta (उत्कृष्येतैकसंयुक्त), in dvidevata (द्विदेवत), because of a possibility.
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: utkṛṣyetaikasaṃyukto (उत्कृष्येतैकसंयुक्तो) + dvidevate (द्विदेवते) + sambhavāt (सम्भवात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| utkṛṣyetaikasaṃyukto (उत्कृष्येतैकसंयुक्तो) | nominative singular, masculine | utkṛṣyetaikasaṃyukta (उत्कृष्येतैकसंयुक्त) |
| dvidevate (द्विदेवते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | dvidevata (द्विदेवत) |
| sambhavāt (सम्भवात्) | ablative singular | a possibility |
The phrases
utkṛṣyetaikasaṃyukto (उत्कृष्येतैकसंयुक्तो) is utkṛṣyetaikasaṃyukta (उत्कृष्येतैकसंयुक्त). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. dvidevate (द्विदेवते) is dvidevata (द्विदेवत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
sambhavāt (सम्भवात्) is a possibility. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
utkṛṣyetaikasaṃyukto (उत्कृष्येतैकसंयुक्तो) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss utkṛṣyetaikasaṃyukto (उत्कृष्येतैकसंयुक्तो) and dvidevate (द्विदेवते).