12.3.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.3.12
प्रायश्चित्तेषु चैकार्थ्यान् निष्पन्नेनाभिसंयोगस् तस्मात् सर्वस्य निर्घातः
prāyaścitteṣu caikārthyān niṣpannenābhisaṃyogas tasmāt sarvasya nirghātaḥ
The line
In prāyaścitta (प्रायश्चित्त), caikārthya (चैकार्थ्य), a compound: niṣpa (निष्प), nnenābhi (न्नेनाभि), and conjunction, because of from that, of of all, nirghāta (निर्घात).
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: prāyaścitteṣu (प्रायश्चित्तेषु) + caikārthyān (चैकार्थ्यान्) + niṣpa-nnenābhi-saṃyogaḥ (निष्प-न्नेनाभि-संयोगः) + tasmāt (तस्मात्) + sarvasya (सर्वस्य) + nirghātaḥ (निर्घातः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prāyaścitteṣu (प्रायश्चित्तेषु) | locative plural | prāyaścitta (प्रायश्चित्त) |
| caikārthyān (चैकार्थ्यान्) | accusative plural, masculine | caikārthya (चैकार्थ्य) |
| niṣpa-nnenābhi-saṃyogaḥ (निष्प-न्नेनाभि-संयोगः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: niṣpa (निष्प), nnenābhi (न्नेनाभि), and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular | from that |
| sarvasya (सर्वस्य) | genitive singular | of all |
| nirghātaḥ (निर्घातः) | nominative singular, masculine | nirghāta (निर्घात) |
The phrases
prāyaścitteṣu (प्रायश्चित्तेषु) is prāyaścitta (प्रायश्चित्त). It stands as locative plural. caikārthyān (चैकार्थ्यान्) is caikārthya (चैकार्थ्य). It stands as accusative plural, masculine. niṣpa-nnenābhi-saṃyogaḥ (निष्प-न्नेनाभि-संयोगः) is a compound: niṣpa (निष्प), nnenābhi (न्नेनाभि), and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it niṣpannenābhisaṃyogas (निष्पन्नेनाभिसंयोग).
tasmāt (तस्मात्) is from that. It stands as ablative singular. sarvasya (सर्वस्य) is of all. It stands as genitive singular. nirghātaḥ (निर्घातः) is nirghāta (निर्घात). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
niṣpa-nnenābhi-saṃyogaḥ (निष्प-न्नेनाभि-संयोगः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it niṣpannenābhisaṃyogas (निष्पन्नेनाभिसंयोग).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prāyaścitteṣu (प्रायश्चित्तेषु) and caikārthyān (चैकार्थ्यान्).
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