9.4.16
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.16
पशुस् त्वेवं प्राधानं स्यादभ्यासस्य तन्निमित्तत्वात् तस्मात् समासशब्दः स्यात्
paśus tv evaṃ prādhānaṃ syād abhyāsasya tannimittatvāt tasmāt samāsaśabdaḥ syāt
The line
An animal offering, the state of being that thus, prādhāna (प्राधान), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, of practice, because of a compound: that, the efficient ground, and the state of being that, because of from that, a compound: samāsa (समास), 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: paśuḥ (पशुः) + tva (त्व) + evaṃ (एवं) + prādhānaṃ (प्राधानं) + syād (स्याद्) + abhyāsasya (अभ्यासस्य) + tat-nimitta-tvāt (तत्-निमित्त-त्वात्) + tasmāt (तस्मात्) + samāsa-śabdaḥ (समास-शब्दः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| paśuḥ (पशुः) | nominative singular | an animal offering |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| prādhānaṃ (प्राधानं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | prādhāna (प्राधान) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| abhyāsasya (अभ्यासस्य) | genitive singular | practice |
| tat-nimitta-tvāt (तत्-निमित्त-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, the efficient ground, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular | from that |
| samāsa-śabdaḥ (समास-शब्दः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: samāsa (समास), and a word. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
paśuḥ (पशुः) is an animal offering. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it paśus (पशु). tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. prādhānaṃ (प्राधानं) is prādhāna (प्राधान). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
abhyāsasya (अभ्यासस्य) is practice. It stands as genitive singular. tat-nimitta-tvāt (तत्-निमित्त-त्वात्) is a compound: that, the efficient ground, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tasmāt (तस्मात्) is from that. It stands as ablative singular. samāsa-śabdaḥ (समास-शब्दः) is a compound: samāsa (समास), 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
tat-nimitta-tvāt (तत्-निमित्त-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it paśus (पशु).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss paśuḥ (पशुः) and tva (त्व).