10.7.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.1
पशोरेकहविष्ट्वं समस्तचोदितत्वात्
paśor ekahaviṣṭvaṃ samastacoditatvāt
The line
Of an animal offering, ekahaviṣṭva (एकहविष्ट्व), because of a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, staco (स्तचो), and ditatva (दितत्व).
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: paśoḥ (पशोः) + ekahaviṣṭvaṃ (एकहविष्ट्वं) + sama-staco-ditatvāt (सम-स्तचो-दितत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| paśoḥ (पशोः) | genitive or ablative singular | an animal offering |
| ekahaviṣṭvaṃ (एकहविष्ट्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | ekahaviṣṭva (एकहविष्ट्व) |
| sama-staco-ditatvāt (सम-स्तचो-दितत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, staco (स्तचो), and ditatva (दितत्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
paśoḥ (पशोः) is an animal offering. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it paśor (पशोर्). ekahaviṣṭvaṃ (एकहविष्ट्वं) is ekahaviṣṭva (एकहविष्ट्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
sama-staco-ditatvāt (सम-स्तचो-दितत्वात्) is a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, staco (स्तचो), and ditatva (दितत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sama-staco-ditatvāt (सम-स्तचो-दितत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it paśor (पशोर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss paśoḥ (पशोः) and ekahaviṣṭvaṃ (एकहविष्ट्वं).