9.4.56
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.56
आज्यसंस्थाप्रतिनिधिः स्याद् द्रव्योत्सर्गात्
ājyasaṃsthāpratinidhiḥ syād dravyotsargāt
The line
A compound: clarified butter, saṃsthā (संस्था), toward, against, and nidha (निध), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of dravyotsarga (द्रव्योत्सर्ग).
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: ājya-saṃsthā-prati-nidhiḥ (आज्य-संस्था-प्रति-निधिः) + syād (स्याद्) + dravyotsargāt (द्रव्योत्सर्गात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ājya-saṃsthā-prati-nidhiḥ (आज्य-संस्था-प्रति-निधिः) | nominative singular | a compound: clarified butter, saṃsthā (संस्था), toward, against, and nidha (निध). Read it from the end |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| dravyotsargāt (द्रव्योत्सर्गात्) | ablative singular | dravyotsarga (द्रव्योत्सर्ग) |
The phrases
ājya-saṃsthā-prati-nidhiḥ (आज्य-संस्था-प्रति-निधिः) is a compound: clarified butter, saṃsthā (संस्था), toward, against, and nidha (निध). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
dravyotsargāt (द्रव्योत्सर्गात्) is dravyotsarga (द्रव्योत्सर्ग). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ājya-saṃsthā-prati-nidhiḥ (आज्य-संस्था-प्रति-निधिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ājya-saṃsthā-prati-nidhiḥ (आज्य-संस्था-प्रति-निधिः) and syād (स्याद्).
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