4.4.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.18
विप्रतिषेधात् ताभिः समानसङ्ख्यत्वम्
vipratiṣedhāt tābhiḥ samānasaṅkhyatvam
The line
Because of a conflict between two rules, tābha (ताभ), a compound: the same, and saṅkhyatva (सङ्ख्यत्व).
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: vipratiṣedhāt (विप्रतिषेधात्) + tābhiḥ (ताभिः) + samāna-saṅkhyatvam (समान-सङ्ख्यत्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vipratiṣedhāt (विप्रतिषेधात्) | ablative singular | a conflict between two rules |
| tābhiḥ (ताभिः) | nominative singular | tābha (ताभ) |
| samāna-saṅkhyatvam (समान-सङ्ख्यत्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: the same, and saṅkhyatva (सङ्ख्यत्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
vipratiṣedhāt (विप्रतिषेधात्) is a conflict between two rules. It stands as ablative singular. tābhiḥ (ताभिः) is tābha (ताभ). It stands as nominative singular.
samāna-saṅkhyatvam (समान-सङ्ख्यत्वम्) is a compound: the same, and saṅkhyatva (सङ्ख्यत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
samāna-saṅkhyatvam (समान-सङ्ख्यत्वम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vipratiṣedhāt (विप्रतिषेधात्) and tābhiḥ (ताभिः).