3.2.38
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.38
छन्दः प्रतिषेधस् तु सर्वगामित्वात्
chandaḥ pratiṣedhas tu sarvagāmitvāt
The line
chanda (छन्द), a denial but, because of a compound: all, and gāmitva (गामित्व).
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: chandaḥ (छन्दः) + pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) + tu (तु) + sarva-gāmitvāt (सर्व-गामित्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| chandaḥ (छन्दः) | nominative singular, masculine | chanda (छन्द) |
| pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a denial |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| sarva-gāmitvāt (सर्व-गामित्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: all, and gāmitva (गामित्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
chandaḥ (छन्दः) is chanda (छन्द). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) is a denial. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it pratiṣedhas (प्रतिषेध).
tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. sarva-gāmitvāt (सर्व-गामित्वात्) is a compound: all, and gāmitva (गामित्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-gāmitvāt (सर्व-गामित्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pratiṣedhas (प्रतिषेध).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss chandaḥ (छन्दः) and pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः).