10.3.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.23
षड्भिर् दीक्षयतीति तासां मन्त्रविकारः श्रुतिसंयोगात्
ṣaḍbhir dīkṣayatīti tāsāṃ mantravikāraḥ śrutisaṃyogāt
The line
ṣaḍbhir (षड्भिर्), in dīkṣayatīta (दीक्षयतीत), of tāsa (तास), a compound: a mantra, and a transformation, because of because of the joining with the direct word.
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: ṣaḍbhir (षड्भिर्) + dīkṣayatīti (दीक्षयतीति) + tāsāṃ (तासां) + mantra-vikāraḥ (मन्त्र-विकारः) + śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ṣaḍbhir (षड्भिर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| dīkṣayatīti (दीक्षयतीति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | dīkṣayatīta (दीक्षयतीत) |
| tāsāṃ (तासां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | tāsa (तास) |
| mantra-vikāraḥ (मन्त्र-विकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a mantra, and a transformation. Read it from the end |
| śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) | ablative singular | because of the joining with the direct word |
The phrases
ṣaḍbhir (षड्भिर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. dīkṣayatīti (दीक्षयतीति) is dīkṣayatīta (दीक्षयतीत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. tāsāṃ (तासां) is tāsa (तास). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
mantra-vikāraḥ (मन्त्र-विकारः) is a compound: a mantra, and a transformation. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) is because of the joining with the direct word. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
mantra-vikāraḥ (मन्त्र-विकारः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ṣaḍbhir (षड्भिर्) and dīkṣayatīti (दीक्षयतीति).
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