2.2.28
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.28
सौभरे पुरुषश्रुतेर् निधनं कामसंयोगः
saubhare puruṣaśruter nidhanaṃ kāmasaṃyogaḥ
The line
In saubhara (सौभर), of a compound: the person, and heard, nidhana (निधन), a compound: desire, and conjunction.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 2. Which acts are different acts. The word for an action means the act, and from that the differences among rites are drawn. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: saubhare (सौभरे) + puruṣa-śruteḥ (पुरुष-श्रुतेः) + nidhanaṃ (निधनं) + kāma-saṃyogaḥ (काम-संयोगः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saubhare (सौभरे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | saubhara (सौभर) |
| puruṣa-śruteḥ (पुरुष-श्रुतेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: the person, and heard. Read it from the end |
| nidhanaṃ (निधनं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | nidhana (निधन) |
| kāma-saṃyogaḥ (काम-संयोगः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: desire, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
saubhare (सौभरे) is saubhara (सौभर). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. puruṣa-śruteḥ (पुरुष-श्रुतेः) is a compound: the person, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it puruṣaśruter (पुरुषश्रुतेर्).
nidhanaṃ (निधनं) is nidhana (निधन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. kāma-saṃyogaḥ (काम-संयोगः) is a compound: desire, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
puruṣa-śruteḥ (पुरुष-श्रुतेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it puruṣaśruter (पुरुषश्रुतेर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saubhare (सौभरे) and puruṣa-śruteḥ (पुरुष-श्रुतेः).