9.4.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.6
स्वाभिश् च वचनं प्रकृतौ तथेह स्यात्
svābhiś ca vacanaṃ prakṛtau tatheha syāt
The line
By means of one's own and, a statement, in in nature, in the model rite, so, in that way, here, 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: svābhiḥ (स्वाभिः) + ca (च) + vacanaṃ (वचनं) + prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) + tathā (तथा) + iha (इह) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svābhiḥ (स्वाभिः) | instrumental plural | one's own |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| vacanaṃ (वचनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a statement |
| prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) | locative singular | in nature, in the model rite |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| iha (इह) | indeclinable | here |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
svābhiḥ (स्वाभिः) is one's own. It stands as instrumental plural. The line writes it svābhiś (स्वाभिश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. vacanaṃ (वचनं) is a statement. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) is in nature, in the model rite. It stands as locative singular.
tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. iha (इह) is here. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as tatheha. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) is locative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it svābhiś (स्वाभिश्). The line joins them as tatheha.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svābhiḥ (स्वाभिः) and vacanaṃ (वचनं).