12.4.27
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.4.27
नित्यधारणाद् वा प्रतिषेधो गतश्रियः
nityadhāraṇād vā pratiṣedho gataśriyaḥ
The line
Because of a compound: eternal, and a holding or, a denial, a compound: gone, and śriya (श्रिय).
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: nitya-dhāraṇāt (नित्य-धारणात्) + vā (वा) + pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) + gata-śriyaḥ (गत-श्रियः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nitya-dhāraṇāt (नित्य-धारणात्) | ablative singular | a compound: eternal, and a holding. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a denial |
| gata-śriyaḥ (गत-श्रियः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: gone, and śriya (श्रिय). Read it from the end |
The phrases
nitya-dhāraṇāt (नित्य-धारणात्) is a compound: eternal, and a holding. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it nityadhāraṇād (नित्यधारणाद्). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) is a denial. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it pratiṣedho (प्रतिषेधो). gata-śriyaḥ (गत-श्रियः) is a compound: gone, and śriya (श्रिय). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
nitya-dhāraṇāt (नित्य-धारणात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it nityadhāraṇād (नित्यधारणाद्). The line writes it pratiṣedho (प्रतिषेधो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nitya-dhāraṇāt (नित्य-धारणात्) and pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः).