9.4.50
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.50
संस्कारं प्रति भावाच् च तस्मादप्यप्रधानम्
saṃskāraṃ prati bhāvāc ca tasmād apy apradhānam
The line
A compounded thing, toward, against, because of a state and, therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound, also, even. api before a vowel, apradhāna (अप्रधान).
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: saṃskāraṃ (संस्कारं) + prati (प्रति) + bhāvāt (भावात्) + ca (च) + tasmād (तस्माद्) + apy (अप्य्) + apradhānam (अप्रधानम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃskāraṃ (संस्कारं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compounded thing |
| prati (प्रति) | indeclinable | toward, against |
| bhāvāt (भावात्) | ablative singular | a state |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tasmād (तस्माद्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| apradhānam (अप्रधानम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | apradhāna (अप्रधान) |
The phrases
saṃskāraṃ (संस्कारं) is a compounded thing. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. prati (प्रति) is toward, against. It stands as indeclinable. bhāvāt (भावात्) is a state. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it bhāvāc (भावाच्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
tasmād (तस्माद्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. apradhānam (अप्रधानम्) is apradhāna (अप्रधान). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
apradhānam (अप्रधानम्) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it bhāvāc (भावाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃskāraṃ (संस्कारं) and prati (प्रति).