10.8.56
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.8.56
अग्नीषोमविधानात् तु पौर्णमास्यामुभयत्र विधीयते
agnīṣomavidhānāt tu paurṇamāsyām ubhayatra vidhīyate
The line
Because of a compound: agnī (अग्नी), ṣoma (षोम), and a rule but, of paurṇamāsya (पौर्णमास्य), in both, is enjoined.
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: agnī-ṣoma-vidhānāt (अग्नी-षोम-विधानात्) + tu (तु) + paurṇamāsyām (पौर्णमास्याम्) + ubhayatra (उभयत्र) + vidhīyate (विधीयते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| agnī-ṣoma-vidhānāt (अग्नी-षोम-विधानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: agnī (अग्नी), ṣoma (षोम), and a rule. Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| paurṇamāsyām (पौर्णमास्याम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | paurṇamāsya (पौर्णमास्य) |
| ubhayatra (उभयत्र) | the stem, as the line writes it | in both |
| vidhīyate (विधीयते) | present, third person singular | is enjoined |
The phrases
agnī-ṣoma-vidhānāt (अग्नी-षोम-विधानात्) is a compound: agnī (अग्नी), ṣoma (षोम), and a rule. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. paurṇamāsyām (पौर्णमास्याम्) is paurṇamāsya (पौर्णमास्य). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
ubhayatra (उभयत्र) is in both. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. vidhīyate (विधीयते) is is enjoined. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
agnī-ṣoma-vidhānāt (अग्नी-षोम-विधानात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss agnī-ṣoma-vidhānāt (अग्नी-षोम-विधानात्) and paurṇamāsyām (पौर्णमास्याम्).