9.4.54
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.54
प्रबृत्तेर् यज्ञहेतुत्वात् प्रतिषेधे संस्काराणामकर्म स्यात् तत्कारितत्वाद् यथा प्रयाजप्रतिषेधे ग्रहणमाज्यस्य
prabṛtter yajñahetutvāt pratiṣedhe saṃskārāṇām akarma syāt tatkāritatvād yathā prayājapratiṣedhe grahaṇam ājyasya
The line
prabṛtter (प्रबृत्तेर्), because of a compound: a sacrifice, a reason, and the state of being that, in a denial, of a compounded thing, not an action, it would be, let it be granted, because of tatkāritatva (तत्कारितत्व), as, in a compound: prayāja (प्रयाज), and a denial, a grasping, of clarified butter.
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: prabṛtter (प्रबृत्तेर्) + yajña-hetu-tvāt (यज्ञ-हेतु-त्वात्) + pratiṣedhe (प्रतिषेधे) + saṃskārāṇām (संस्काराणाम्) + a-karma (अ-कर्म) + syāt (स्यात्) + tatkāritatvād (तत्कारितत्वाद्) + yathā (यथा) + prayāja-pratiṣedhe (प्रयाज-प्रतिषेधे) + grahaṇam (ग्रहणम्) + ājyasya (आज्यस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prabṛtter (प्रबृत्तेर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| yajña-hetu-tvāt (यज्ञ-हेतु-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a sacrifice, a reason, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| pratiṣedhe (प्रतिषेधे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a denial |
| saṃskārāṇām (संस्काराणाम्) | genitive plural | a compounded thing |
| a-karma (अ-कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | not an action |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| tatkāritatvād (तत्कारितत्वाद्) | ablative singular | tatkāritatva (तत्कारितत्व) |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| prayāja-pratiṣedhe (प्रयाज-प्रतिषेधे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: prayāja (प्रयाज), and a denial. Read it from the end |
| grahaṇam (ग्रहणम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a grasping |
| ājyasya (आज्यस्य) | genitive singular | clarified butter |
The phrases
prabṛtter (प्रबृत्तेर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. yajña-hetu-tvāt (यज्ञ-हेतु-त्वात्) is a compound: a sacrifice, a reason, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. pratiṣedhe (प्रतिषेधे) is a denial. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. saṃskārāṇām (संस्काराणाम्) is a compounded thing. It stands as genitive plural. a-karma (अ-कर्म) is not an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
tatkāritatvād (तत्कारितत्वाद्) is tatkāritatva (तत्कारितत्व). It stands as ablative singular. yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. prayāja-pratiṣedhe (प्रयाज-प्रतिषेधे) is a compound: prayāja (प्रयाज), and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. grahaṇam (ग्रहणम्) is a grasping. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ājyasya (आज्यस्य) is clarified butter. It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prayāja-pratiṣedhe (प्रयाज-प्रतिषेधे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prabṛtter (प्रबृत्तेर्) and yajña-hetu-tvāt (यज्ञ-हेतु-त्वात्).