12.1.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.1.20
धारणार्थत्वात् सोमेऽग्न्यन्वाधानं न विद्यते
dhāraṇārthatvāt some 'gnyanvādhānaṃ na vidyate
The line
Because of a compound: holding, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound, of me, a compound: fire, an atom, and setting up, not is found.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 12. Prasaṅga (प्रसङ्ग), incidental application, and vikalpa (विकल्प), option. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: dhāraṇā-artha-tvāt (धारणा-अर्थ-त्वात्) + so (सो) + me (मे) + agni-anu-ādhānaṃ (अग्नि-अनु-आधानं) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dhāraṇā-artha-tvāt (धारणा-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: holding, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| so (सो) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound |
| me (मे) | genitive or dative singular | me |
| agni-anu-ādhānaṃ (अग्नि-अनु-आधानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: fire, an atom, and setting up. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
The phrases
dhāraṇā-artha-tvāt (धारणा-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: holding, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. so (सो) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. me (मे) is me. It stands as genitive or dative singular. The line joins them as some.
agni-anu-ādhānaṃ (अग्नि-अनु-आधानं) is a compound: fire, an atom, and setting up. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dhāraṇā-artha-tvāt (धारणा-अर्थ-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as some. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dhāraṇā-artha-tvāt (धारणा-अर्थ-त्वात्) and so (सो).
Next
12.1.21. So, in that way, a vow, because of apetatva (अपेतत्व).