12.2.33
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.2.33
पशोश् च विप्रकर्षस् तन्त्रमध्ये विधानात्
paśoś ca viprakarṣas tantramadhye vidhānāt
The line
Of an animal offering and, viprakarṣas (विप्रकर्ष), in a compound: a shared performance, and the middle, because of because of the rule.
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: paśoḥ (पशोः) + ca (च) + viprakarṣas (विप्रकर्ष) + tantra-madhye (तन्त्र-मध्ये) + vidhānāt (विधानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| paśoḥ (पशोः) | genitive or ablative singular | an animal offering |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| viprakarṣas (विप्रकर्ष) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tantra-madhye (तन्त्र-मध्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a shared performance, and the middle. Read it from the end |
| vidhānāt (विधानात्) | ablative singular | because of the rule |
The phrases
paśoḥ (पशोः) is an animal offering. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it paśoś (पशोश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. viprakarṣas (विप्रकर्ष) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
tantra-madhye (तन्त्र-मध्ये) is a compound: a shared performance, and the middle. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vidhānāt (विधानात्) is because of the rule. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tantra-madhye (तन्त्र-मध्ये) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it paśoś (पशोश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss paśoḥ (पशोः) and viprakarṣas (विप्रकर्ष).