12.2.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.2.6
मांसपाको विहितप्रतिषेधः स्यादाहुतिसंयोगात्
māṃsapāko vihitapratiṣedhaḥ syād āhutisaṃyogāt
The line
māṃsapāka (मांसपाक), a compound: vihita (विहित), and a denial, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: an offering, and conjunction.
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: māṃsapāko (मांसपाको) + vihita-pratiṣedhaḥ (विहित-प्रतिषेधः) + syād (स्याद्) + āhuti-saṃyogāt (आहुति-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| māṃsapāko (मांसपाको) | nominative singular, masculine | māṃsapāka (मांसपाक) |
| vihita-pratiṣedhaḥ (विहित-प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: vihita (विहित), and a denial. Read it from the end |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| āhuti-saṃyogāt (आहुति-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an offering, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
māṃsapāko (मांसपाको) is māṃsapāka (मांसपाक). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vihita-pratiṣedhaḥ (विहित-प्रतिषेधः) is a compound: vihita (विहित), and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. āhuti-saṃyogāt (आहुति-संयोगात्) is a compound: an offering, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vihita-pratiṣedhaḥ (विहित-प्रतिषेधः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss māṃsapāko (मांसपाको) and vihita-pratiṣedhaḥ (विहित-प्रतिषेधः).