10.3.65
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.65
धेनुवच् चाश्वदक्षिणा स ब्रह्मण इति पुरुषापनयो यथा हिरण्यस्य
dhenuvac cāśvadakṣiṇā sa brahmaṇa iti puruṣāpanayo yathā hiraṇyasya
The line
dhenuvac (धेनुवच्), a compound: cāśva (चाश्व), and the gift to the priests, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, brahmaṇa (ब्रह्मण) thus, a compound: puru (पुरु), ṣāpa (षाप), and a standpoint, as, of hiraṇya (हिरण्य).
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: dhenuvac (धेनुवच्) + cāśva-dakṣiṇā (चाश्व-दक्षिणा) + sa (स) + brahmaṇa (ब्रह्मण) + iti (इति) + puru-ṣāpa-nayaḥ (पुरु-षाप-नयः) + yathā (यथा) + hiraṇyasya (हिरण्यस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dhenuvac (धेनुवच्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| cāśva-dakṣiṇā (चाश्व-दक्षिणा) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: cāśva (चाश्व), and the gift to the priests. Read it from the end |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| brahmaṇa (ब्रह्मण) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| puru-ṣāpa-nayaḥ (पुरु-षाप-नयः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: puru (पुरु), ṣāpa (षाप), and a standpoint. Read it from the end |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| hiraṇyasya (हिरण्यस्य) | genitive singular | hiraṇya (हिरण्य) |
The phrases
dhenuvac (धेनुवच्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. cāśva-dakṣiṇā (चाश्व-दक्षिणा) is a compound: cāśva (चाश्व), and the gift to the priests. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. brahmaṇa (ब्रह्मण) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. puru-ṣāpa-nayaḥ (पुरु-षाप-नयः) is a compound: puru (पुरु), ṣāpa (षाप), and a standpoint. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it puruṣāpanayo (पुरुषापनयो). yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. hiraṇyasya (हिरण्यस्य) is hiraṇya (हिरण्य). It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
puru-ṣāpa-nayaḥ (पुरु-षाप-नयः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it puruṣāpanayo (पुरुषापनयो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dhenuvac (धेनुवच्) and cāśva-dakṣiṇā (चाश्व-दक्षिणा).