9.3.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.3.9
लौकिके दोषसंयोगादपवृक्ते हि चोद्यते निमित्तेन प्रकृतौ स्यादभागित्वात्
laukike doṣasaṃyogād apavṛkte hi codyate nimittena prakṛtau syād abhāgitvāt
The line
In an ordinary person, because of a compound: a fault, and conjunction, in apavṛkta (अपवृक्त). In codyata (चोद्यत), by means of the efficient ground, in in nature, in the model rite, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of abhāgitva (अभागित्व).
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: laukike (लौकिके) + doṣa-saṃyogāt (दोष-संयोगात्) + apavṛkte (अपवृक्ते) + hi (हि) + codyate (चोद्यते) + nimittena (निमित्तेन) + prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) + syād (स्याद्) + abhāgitvāt (अभागित्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| laukike (लौकिके) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | an ordinary person |
| doṣa-saṃyogāt (दोष-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a fault, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| apavṛkte (अपवृक्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | apavṛkta (अपवृक्त) |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| codyate (चोद्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | codyata (चोद्यत) |
| nimittena (निमित्तेन) | instrumental singular | the efficient ground |
| prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) | locative singular | in nature, in the model rite |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| abhāgitvāt (अभागित्वात्) | ablative singular | abhāgitva (अभागित्व) |
The phrases
laukike (लौकिके) is an ordinary person. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. doṣa-saṃyogāt (दोष-संयोगात्) is a compound: a fault, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it doṣasaṃyogād (दोषसंयोगाद्). apavṛkte (अपवृक्ते) is apavṛkta (अपवृक्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. codyate (चोद्यते) is codyata (चोद्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
nimittena (निमित्तेन) is the efficient ground. It stands as instrumental singular. prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) is in nature, in the model rite. It stands as locative singular. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. abhāgitvāt (अभागित्वात्) is abhāgitva (अभागित्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
doṣa-saṃyogāt (दोष-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it doṣasaṃyogād (दोषसंयोगाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss laukike (लौकिके) and doṣa-saṃyogāt (दोष-संयोगात्).