4.4.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.14
षट्चितिः पूर्ववत्त्वात्
ṣaṭcitiḥ pūrvavattvāt
The line
ṣaṭcita (षट्चित), because of a compound: the kind that has a forerunner, and the state of being that.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. What is for the rite, and what is for the person. The line is short. pakṣe (पक्षे) from 4.4.13 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ṣaṭcitiḥ (षट्चितिः) + pūrvavat-tvāt (पूर्ववत्-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ṣaṭcitiḥ (षट्चितिः) | nominative singular | ṣaṭcita (षट्चित) |
| pūrvavat-tvāt (पूर्ववत्-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the kind that has a forerunner, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ṣaṭcitiḥ (षट्चितिः) is ṣaṭcita (षट्चित). It stands as nominative singular.
pūrvavat-tvāt (पूर्ववत्-त्वात्) is a compound: the kind that has a forerunner, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pūrvavat-tvāt (पूर्ववत्-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ṣaṭcitiḥ (षट्चितिः) and pūrvavat-tvāt (पूर्ववत्-त्वात्).
Next
4.4.15. tābhiś (ताभिश्) and, because of a compound: like, equal, number, and not.