9.4.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.18
तत् प्रतिषिध्य प्रकृतिर् नियुज्यते सा चतुस्त्रिंशद्वाच्यत्वात्
tat pratiṣidhya prakṛtir niyujyate sā catustriṃśadvācyatvāt
The line
That, a compound: toward, against, and ṣidhya (षिध्य), nature, the model, in niyujyata (नियुज्यत), she, that, because of catustriṃśadvācyatva (चतुस्त्रिंशद्वाच्यत्व).
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: tat (तत्) + prati-ṣidhya (प्रति-षिध्य) + prakṛtiḥ (प्रकृतिः) + niyujyate (नियुज्यते) + sā (सा) + catustriṃśadvācyatvāt (चतुस्त्रिंशद्वाच्यत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tat (तत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| prati-ṣidhya (प्रति-षिध्य) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: toward, against, and ṣidhya (षिध्य). Read it from the end |
| prakṛtiḥ (प्रकृतिः) | nominative singular, feminine | nature, the model |
| niyujyate (नियुज्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | niyujyata (नियुज्यत) |
| sā (सा) | nominative singular, feminine | she, that |
| catustriṃśadvācyatvāt (चतुस्त्रिंशद्वाच्यत्वात्) | ablative singular | catustriṃśadvācyatva (चतुस्त्रिंशद्वाच्यत्व) |
The phrases
tat (तत्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. prati-ṣidhya (प्रति-षिध्य) is a compound: toward, against, and ṣidhya (षिध्य). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. prakṛtiḥ (प्रकृतिः) is nature, the model. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. The line writes it prakṛtir (प्रकृतिर्).
niyujyate (नियुज्यते) is niyujyata (नियुज्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. sā (सा) is she, that. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. catustriṃśadvācyatvāt (चतुस्त्रिंशद्वाच्यत्वात्) is catustriṃśadvācyatva (चतुस्त्रिंशद्वाच्यत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
catustriṃśadvācyatvāt (चतुस्त्रिंशद्वाच्यत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it prakṛtir (प्रकृतिर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prati-ṣidhya (प्रति-षिध्य) and prakṛtiḥ (प्रकृतिः).