10.3.13
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.13
हिरण्यगर्भः पूर्वस्य मन्त्रलिङ्गात्
hiraṇyagarbhaḥ pūrvasya mantraliṅgāt
The line
A compound: hiraṇya (हिरण्य), and the womb, of the earlier, because of a compound: a mantra, and a mark.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: hiraṇya-garbhaḥ (हिरण्य-गर्भः) + pūrvasya (पूर्वस्य) + mantra-liṅgāt (मन्त्र-लिङ्गात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| hiraṇya-garbhaḥ (हिरण्य-गर्भः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: hiraṇya (हिरण्य), and the womb. Read it from the end |
| pūrvasya (पूर्वस्य) | genitive singular | the earlier |
| mantra-liṅgāt (मन्त्र-लिङ्गात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a mantra, and a mark. Read it from the end |
The phrases
hiraṇya-garbhaḥ (हिरण्य-गर्भः) is a compound: hiraṇya (हिरण्य), and the womb. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. pūrvasya (पूर्वस्य) is the earlier. It stands as genitive singular.
mantra-liṅgāt (मन्त्र-लिङ्गात्) is a compound: a mantra, and a mark. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
hiraṇya-garbhaḥ (हिरण्य-गर्भः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss hiraṇya-garbhaḥ (हिरण्य-गर्भः) and pūrvasya (पूर्वस्य).
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