Mimamsasutra 42.2.3-2
Jaiminīyanyāyamālā 42.2.3-2
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42.2.3-2
dvitīyādhikaraṇamāracayati-
sāmarcaṃ prati mukhyaṃ syādguṇo vā bāhyapāṭhataḥ |
mukhyamabhyasituṃ pāṭho guṇo gītākṣaraiḥ stuteḥ ||
He sets forth the second topical section:
Is the sāman primary in relation to the verse, or a subordinate element, because of recitation outside [the sacrifice]?
It is primary; the recitation is for practicing; it is a subordinate element, because praise is by means of the sung syllables.
42.2.3-2.p1
’rathaṃtaraṃ gāyati’ ityādau yadgānaṃ vihitaṃ, tadeva sāmaśabdārthaḥ- iti prativāditaṃ smāritaṃ ca| tadetadgānamṛcaṃ prati pradhānakarma syāt| kutaḥ| yāgaprayogādbahiradhyayanakāle'pi paṭhyamānatvāt| guṇakarmatve tu vrīhiprokṣaṇādivadyāgamayogamadhya eva gānamanuṣṭhīyeta| tato bahirgānasya viśvajidādivat.laṃ kalpanīyam| madhyakālīnagānaṃ tu prayājādivadārādupakārakam| tasmāt- mukhyametat, na tu guṇakarma| iti prāpte-
The singing enjoined in "He sings the Rathaṃtara" and so forth is indeed the meaning of the word 'sāman'—this has been demonstrated and recalled. This singing must be the primary action in relation to the verse. Why? Because it is recited even during study outside the sacrificial performance. If, on the other hand, it were a subordinate action, singing would be performed only within the sacrificial performance, like the sprinkling of rice grains and the like. Therefore, a fruit for the singing outside must be posited, as in the Viśvajit sacrifice and the like; whereas the singing performed in the midst [of the ritual] is an indirect auxiliary, like the fore-offerings and the like. Therefore, this is primary, not a subordinate action. When it has thus been reached—
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