3.8.36
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.8.36
सन्निधानाविशेषादसम्भवेदतदङ्गानाम्
sannidhānāviśeṣād asambhaved atadaṅgānām
The line
Because of a compound: presence, being at hand, and no difference, a compound: asambha (असम्भ), and the Veda, a compound: atadaṅgā (अतदङ्गा), and by name, indeed.
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: sannidhāna-aviśeṣāt (सन्निधान-अविशेषात्) + asambha-veda (असम्भ-वेद) + atadaṅgā-nāma (अतदङ्गा-नाम)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sannidhāna-aviśeṣāt (सन्निधान-अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | a compound: presence, being at hand, and no difference. Read it from the end |
| asambha-veda (असम्भ-वेद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: asambha (असम्भ), and the Veda. Read it from the end |
| atadaṅgā-nāma (अतदङ्गा-नाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: atadaṅgā (अतदङ्गा), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sannidhāna-aviśeṣāt (सन्निधान-अविशेषात्) is a compound: presence, being at hand, and no difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it sannidhānāviśeṣād (सन्निधानाविशेषाद्). asambha-veda (असम्भ-वेद) is a compound: asambha (असम्भ), and the Veda. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
atadaṅgā-nāma (अतदङ्गा-नाम) is a compound: atadaṅgā (अतदङ्गा), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
sannidhāna-aviśeṣāt (सन्निधान-अविशेषात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it sannidhānāviśeṣād (सन्निधानाविशेषाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sannidhāna-aviśeṣāt (सन्निधान-अविशेषात्) and asambha-veda (असम्भ-वेद).
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