10.8.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.8.12
दीक्षितस्य दानहोमपाकप्रतिषेधोऽविशेषात् सर्वदानहोमपाकप्रतिषेधः स्यात्
dīkṣitasya dānahomapākapratiṣedho 'viśeṣāt sarvadānahomapākapratiṣedhaḥ syāt
The line
Of dīkṣita (दीक्षित), a compound: dāna (दान), homa (होम), pāka (पाक), and a denial, because of because there is no difference, a compound: all, dāna (दान), homa (होम), pāka (पाक), and a denial, it would be, let it be granted.
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: dīkṣitasya (दीक्षितस्य) + dāna-homa-pāka-pratiṣedho (दान-होम-पाक-प्रतिषेधो) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) + sarva-dāna-homa-pāka-pratiṣedhaḥ (सर्व-दान-होम-पाक-प्रतिषेधः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dīkṣitasya (दीक्षितस्य) | genitive singular | dīkṣita (दीक्षित) |
| dāna-homa-pāka-pratiṣedho (दान-होम-पाक-प्रतिषेधो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: dāna (दान), homa (होम), pāka (पाक), and a denial. Read it from the end |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
| sarva-dāna-homa-pāka-pratiṣedhaḥ (सर्व-दान-होम-पाक-प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: all, dāna (दान), homa (होम), pāka (पाक), and a denial. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
dīkṣitasya (दीक्षितस्य) is dīkṣita (दीक्षित). It stands as genitive singular. dāna-homa-pāka-pratiṣedho (दान-होम-पाक-प्रतिषेधो) is a compound: dāna (दान), homa (होम), pāka (पाक), and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
sarva-dāna-homa-pāka-pratiṣedhaḥ (सर्व-दान-होम-पाक-प्रतिषेधः) is a compound: all, dāna (दान), homa (होम), pāka (पाक), and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-dāna-homa-pāka-pratiṣedhaḥ (सर्व-दान-होम-पाक-प्रतिषेधः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dīkṣitasya (दीक्षितस्य) and dāna-homa-pāka-pratiṣedho (दान-होम-पाक-प्रतिषेधो).