10.8.55

Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.8.55

आनन्तर्यञ् च सान्नाय्यस्य पुरोडाशेन दर्शयत्यमावास्याविकारे

ānantaryañ ca sānnāyyasya puroḍāśena darśayaty amāvāsyāvikāre

The line

ānantaryañ (आनन्तर्यञ्) and, of sānnāyya (सान्नाय्य), by means of the rice-cake offering, a compound: the new-moon rite, and yatya (यत्य), in a compound: amāvāsyā (अमावास्या), and a transformation.

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: ānantaryañ (आनन्तर्यञ्) + ca (च) + sānnāyyasya (सान्नाय्यस्य) + puroḍāśena (पुरोडाशेन) + darśa-yatya (दर्श-यत्य) + amāvāsyā-vikāre (अमावास्या-विकारे)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
ānantaryañ (आनन्तर्यञ्)the form as the line writes itthis word, as the line writes it
ca (च)indeclinableand
sānnāyyasya (सान्नाय्यस्य)genitive singularsānnāyya (सान्नाय्य)
puroḍāśena (पुरोडाशेन)instrumental singularthe rice-cake offering
darśa-yatya (दर्श-यत्य)a compound, the ending is on the last membera compound: the new-moon rite, and yatya (यत्य). Read it from the end
amāvāsyā-vikāre (अमावास्या-विकारे)locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neutera compound: amāvāsyā (अमावास्या), and a transformation. Read it from the end

The phrases

ānantaryañ (आनन्तर्यञ्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. sānnāyyasya (सान्नाय्यस्य) is sānnāyya (सान्नाय्य). It stands as genitive singular.

puroḍāśena (पुरोडाशेन) is the rice-cake offering. It stands as instrumental singular. darśa-yatya (दर्श-यत्य) is a compound: the new-moon rite, and yatya (यत्य). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. amāvāsyā-vikāre (अमावास्या-विकारे) is a compound: amāvāsyā (अमावास्या), and a transformation. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.

Sanskrit in this line

amāvāsyā-vikāre (अमावास्या-विकारे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.

Say it back

Cover the English. Gloss ānantaryañ (आनन्तर्यञ्) and sānnāyyasya (सान्नाय्यस्य).

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