4.1.27
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.27
पशावनालम्भाल् लोहितशकृतोरकर्मत्वम्
paśāv anālambhāl lohitaśakṛtor akarmatvam
The line
paśāv (पशाव्), anālambhāl (अनालम्भाल्), of a compound: lohi (लोहि), taśa (तश), and made, done, akarmatva (अकर्मत्व).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. What is for the rite, and what is for the person. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: paśāv (पशाव्) + anālambhāl (अनालम्भाल्) + lohi-taśa-kṛtoḥ (लोहि-तश-कृतोः) + akarmatvam (अकर्मत्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| paśāv (पशाव्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| anālambhāl (अनालम्भाल्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| lohi-taśa-kṛtoḥ (लोहि-तश-कृतोः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: lohi (लोहि), taśa (तश), and made, done. Read it from the end |
| akarmatvam (अकर्मत्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | akarmatva (अकर्मत्व) |
The phrases
paśāv (पशाव्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. anālambhāl (अनालम्भाल्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
lohi-taśa-kṛtoḥ (लोहि-तश-कृतोः) is a compound: lohi (लोहि), taśa (तश), and made, done. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it lohitaśakṛtor (लोहितशकृतोर्). akarmatvam (अकर्मत्वम्) is akarmatva (अकर्मत्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
lohi-taśa-kṛtoḥ (लोहि-तश-कृतोः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it lohitaśakṛtor (लोहितशकृतोर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss paśāv (पशाव्) and anālambhāl (अनालम्भाल्).