11.3.45
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.45
अग्न्याधेये वाविप्रतिषेधात् तानि धारयेन् मरणस्यानिमित्तवात्
agnyādheye vāvipratiṣedhāt tāni dhārayen maraṇasyānimittavāt
The line
In a compound: fire, and ādheya (आधेय), because of a compound: or, and a conflict between two rules, those, dhārayen (धारयेन्), a compound: mara (मर), ṇasyā (णस्या), the efficient ground, and vāta (वात).
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: agni-ādheye (अग्नि-आधेये) + vā-vipratiṣedhāt (वा-विप्रतिषेधात्) + tāni (तानि) + dhārayen (धारयेन्) + mara-ṇasyā-nimitta-vāta (मर-णस्या-निमित्त-वात)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| agni-ādheye (अग्नि-आधेये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: fire, and ādheya (आधेय). Read it from the end |
| vā-vipratiṣedhāt (वा-विप्रतिषेधात्) | ablative singular | a compound: or, and a conflict between two rules. Read it from the end |
| tāni (तानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | those |
| dhārayen (धारयेन्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| mara-ṇasyā-nimitta-vāta (मर-णस्या-निमित्त-वात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: mara (मर), ṇasyā (णस्या), the efficient ground, and vāta (वात). Read it from the end |
The phrases
agni-ādheye (अग्नि-आधेये) is a compound: fire, and ādheya (आधेय). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vā-vipratiṣedhāt (वा-विप्रतिषेधात्) is a compound: or, and a conflict between two rules. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tāni (तानि) is those. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter.
dhārayen (धारयेन्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. mara-ṇasyā-nimitta-vāta (मर-णस्या-निमित्त-वात) is a compound: mara (मर), ṇasyā (णस्या), the efficient ground, and vāta (वात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
mara-ṇasyā-nimitta-vāta (मर-णस्या-निमित्त-वात) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss agni-ādheye (अग्नि-आधेये) and vā-vipratiṣedhāt (वा-विप्रतिषेधात्).