3.2.27
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.27
लिङ्गविशेषनिर्देशात् समानविधानेष्वनैन्द्राणाममन्त्रत्वम्
liṅgaviśeṣanirdeśāt samānavidhāneṣv anaindrāṇām amantratvam
The line
Because of a compound: a mark, a difference, and a statement of what the rule is, a compound: the same, vidhā (विधा), and neṣva (नेष्व), of anaindra (अनैन्द्र), amantratva (अमन्त्रत्व).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. Śeṣa (शेष), the subsidiary. How you tell what serves a rite and what the rite serves. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: liṅga-viśeṣa-nirdeśāt (लिङ्ग-विशेष-निर्देशात्) + samāna-vidhā-neṣva (समान-विधा-नेष्व) + anaindrāṇām (अनैन्द्राणाम्) + amantratvam (अमन्त्रत्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| liṅga-viśeṣa-nirdeśāt (लिङ्ग-विशेष-निर्देशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a mark, a difference, and a statement of what the rule is. Read it from the end |
| samāna-vidhā-neṣva (समान-विधा-नेष्व) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the same, vidhā (विधा), and neṣva (नेष्व). Read it from the end |
| anaindrāṇām (अनैन्द्राणाम्) | genitive plural | anaindra (अनैन्द्र) |
| amantratvam (अमन्त्रत्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | amantratva (अमन्त्रत्व) |
The phrases
liṅga-viśeṣa-nirdeśāt (लिङ्ग-विशेष-निर्देशात्) is a compound: a mark, a difference, and a statement of what the rule is. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. samāna-vidhā-neṣva (समान-विधा-नेष्व) is a compound: the same, vidhā (विधा), and neṣva (नेष्व). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
anaindrāṇām (अनैन्द्राणाम्) is anaindra (अनैन्द्र). It stands as genitive plural. amantratvam (अमन्त्रत्वम्) is amantratva (अमन्त्रत्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
liṅga-viśeṣa-nirdeśāt (लिङ्ग-विशेष-निर्देशात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss liṅga-viśeṣa-nirdeśāt (लिङ्ग-विशेष-निर्देशात्) and samāna-vidhā-neṣva (समान-विधा-नेष्व).