12.4.29
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.4.29
मुख्यो वाविप्रतिषेधात्
mukhyo vāvipratiṣedhāt
The line
Primary, because of a compound: or, and a conflict between two rules.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 12. Prasaṅga (प्रसङ्ग), incidental application, and vikalpa (विकल्प), option. The line is short. parārtha-anya (परार्थ-अन्य) from 12.4.28 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: mukhyaḥ (मुख्यः) + vā-vipratiṣedhāt (वा-विप्रतिषेधात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mukhyaḥ (मुख्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | primary |
| vā-vipratiṣedhāt (वा-विप्रतिषेधात्) | ablative singular | a compound: or, and a conflict between two rules. Read it from the end |
The phrases
mukhyaḥ (मुख्यः) is primary. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it mukhyo.
vā-vipratiṣedhāt (वा-विप्रतिषेधात्) is a compound: or, and a conflict between two rules. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vā-vipratiṣedhāt (वा-विप्रतिषेधात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it mukhyo.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss mukhyaḥ (मुख्यः) and vā-vipratiṣedhāt (वा-विप्रतिषेधात्).