9.4.22
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.22
वनिष्ठुसन्निधानादुरूकेण वपाभिधानम्
vaniṣṭhusannidhānād urūkeṇa vapābhidhānam
The line
Because of a compound: vani (वनि), ṣṭhu (ष्ठु), and presence, being at hand, by means of urūka (उरूक), vapābhidhāna (वपाभिधान).
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: vani-ṣṭhu-sannidhānāt (वनि-ष्ठु-सन्निधानात्) + urūkeṇa (उरूकेण) + vapābhidhānam (वपाभिधानम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vani-ṣṭhu-sannidhānāt (वनि-ष्ठु-सन्निधानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: vani (वनि), ṣṭhu (ष्ठु), and presence, being at hand. Read it from the end |
| urūkeṇa (उरूकेण) | instrumental singular | urūka (उरूक) |
| vapābhidhānam (वपाभिधानम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | vapābhidhāna (वपाभिधान) |
The phrases
vani-ṣṭhu-sannidhānāt (वनि-ष्ठु-सन्निधानात्) is a compound: vani (वनि), ṣṭhu (ष्ठु), and presence, being at hand. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vaniṣṭhusannidhānād (वनिष्ठुसन्निधानाद्). urūkeṇa (उरूकेण) is urūka (उरूक). It stands as instrumental singular.
vapābhidhānam (वपाभिधानम्) is vapābhidhāna (वपाभिधान). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
vani-ṣṭhu-sannidhānāt (वनि-ष्ठु-सन्निधानात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vaniṣṭhusannidhānād (वनिष्ठुसन्निधानाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vani-ṣṭhu-sannidhānāt (वनि-ष्ठु-सन्निधानात्) and urūkeṇa (उरूकेण).