9.4.25
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.25
श्येन-शला-कश्यप-कवषस्त्रेकपर्णेष्वाकृतिवचनं प्रसिद्धसन्निधानात्
śyena-śalā-kaśyapa-kavaṣastrekaparṇeṣv ākṛtivacanaṃ prasiddhasannidhānāt
The line
śyena-śalā-kaśyapa-kavaṣastrekaparṇeṣv (श्येन-शला-कश्यप-कवषस्त्रेकपर्णेष्व्), a compound: ākṛti (आकृति), and a statement, because of a compound: already familiar, and presence, being at hand.
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: śyena-śalā-kaśyapa-kavaṣastrekaparṇeṣv (श्येन-शला-कश्यप-कवषस्त्रेकपर्णेष्व्) + ākṛti-vacanaṃ (आकृति-वचनं) + prasiddha-sannidhānāt (प्रसिद्ध-सन्निधानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śyena-śalā-kaśyapa-kavaṣastrekaparṇeṣv (श्येन-शला-कश्यप-कवषस्त्रेकपर्णेष्व्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ākṛti-vacanaṃ (आकृति-वचनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: ākṛti (आकृति), and a statement. Read it from the end |
| prasiddha-sannidhānāt (प्रसिद्ध-सन्निधानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: already familiar, and presence, being at hand. Read it from the end |
The phrases
śyena-śalā-kaśyapa-kavaṣastrekaparṇeṣv (श्येन-शला-कश्यप-कवषस्त्रेकपर्णेष्व्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ākṛti-vacanaṃ (आकृति-वचनं) is a compound: ākṛti (आकृति), and a statement. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
prasiddha-sannidhānāt (प्रसिद्ध-सन्निधानात्) is a compound: already familiar, and presence, being at hand. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śyena-śalā-kaśyapa-kavaṣastrekaparṇeṣv (श्येन-शला-कश्यप-कवषस्त्रेकपर्णेष्व्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śyena-śalā-kaśyapa-kavaṣastrekaparṇeṣv (श्येन-शला-कश्यप-कवषस्त्रेकपर्णेष्व्) and ākṛti-vacanaṃ (आकृति-वचनं).