9.4.36
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.36
परो नित्यानुवादः स्यात्
paro nityānuvādaḥ syāt
The line
The other, the higher, a compound: eternal, and a repetition, 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: paraḥ (परः) + nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| paraḥ (परः) | nominative singular, masculine | the other, the higher |
| nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: eternal, and a repetition. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
paraḥ (परः) is the other, the higher. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it paro. nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः) is a compound: eternal, and a repetition. 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
nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it paro.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss paraḥ (परः) and nitya-anuvādaḥ (नित्य-अनुवादः).