3.6.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.6.18
तुल्यः सर्वेषां पशुविधिः प्रकरणाविशेषात्
tulyaḥ sarveṣāṃ paśuvidhiḥ prakaraṇāviśeṣāt
The line
Like, equal, of of all, a compound: an animal offering, and vidha (विध), because of a compound: the context, and no difference.
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: tulyaḥ (तुल्यः) + sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) + paśu-vidhiḥ (पशु-विधिः) + prakaraṇa-aviśeṣāt (प्रकरण-अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tulyaḥ (तुल्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | like, equal |
| sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) | genitive plural | of all |
| paśu-vidhiḥ (पशु-विधिः) | nominative singular | a compound: an animal offering, and vidha (विध). Read it from the end |
| prakaraṇa-aviśeṣāt (प्रकरण-अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the context, and no difference. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tulyaḥ (तुल्यः) is like, equal. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) is of all. It stands as genitive plural.
paśu-vidhiḥ (पशु-विधिः) is a compound: an animal offering, and vidha (विध). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. prakaraṇa-aviśeṣāt (प्रकरण-अविशेषात्) is a compound: the context, and no difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prakaraṇa-aviśeṣāt (प्रकरण-अविशेषात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tulyaḥ (तुल्यः) and sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां).
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