11.1.50
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.50
अग्निहोत्रे चाशेषवद्यवागूनियमः प्रतिषेधः कुमाराणाम्
agnihotre cāśeṣavadyavāgūniyamaḥ pratiṣedhaḥ kumārāṇām
The line
In the daily fire offering, a compound: cāśe (चाशे), ṣava (षव), dyavāgū (द्यवागू), and a restriction, a denial, of kumāra (कुमार).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 11. One performance serving many purposes, and when the acts stay separate. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: agnihotre (अग्निहोत्रे) + cāśe-ṣava-dyavāgū-niyamaḥ (चाशे-षव-द्यवागू-नियमः) + pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) + kumārāṇām (कुमाराणाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| agnihotre (अग्निहोत्रे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the daily fire offering |
| cāśe-ṣava-dyavāgū-niyamaḥ (चाशे-षव-द्यवागू-नियमः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: cāśe (चाशे), ṣava (षव), dyavāgū (द्यवागू), and a restriction. Read it from the end |
| pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a denial |
| kumārāṇām (कुमाराणाम्) | genitive plural | kumāra (कुमार) |
The phrases
agnihotre (अग्निहोत्रे) is the daily fire offering. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. cāśe-ṣava-dyavāgū-niyamaḥ (चाशे-षव-द्यवागू-नियमः) is a compound: cāśe (चाशे), ṣava (षव), dyavāgū (द्यवागू), and a restriction. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) is a denial. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kumārāṇām (कुमाराणाम्) is kumāra (कुमार). It stands as genitive plural.
Sanskrit in this line
cāśe-ṣava-dyavāgū-niyamaḥ (चाशे-षव-द्यवागू-नियमः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss agnihotre (अग्निहोत्रे) and cāśe-ṣava-dyavāgū-niyamaḥ (चाशे-षव-द्यवागू-नियमः).