4.4.29
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.29
दर्शपूर्णमासयोरिज्याः प्रधानान्यविशेषात्
darśapūrṇamāsayor ijyāḥ pradhānāny aviśeṣāt
The line
Of a compound: the new-moon rite, and the full-moon rite, ijya (इज्य), a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and other, because of because there is no difference.
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: darśa-pūrṇamāsayoḥ (दर्श-पूर्णमासयोः) + ijyāḥ (इज्याः) + pradhāna-anya (प्रधान-अन्य) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| darśa-pūrṇamāsayoḥ (दर्श-पूर्णमासयोः) | genitive or locative dual | a compound: the new-moon rite, and the full-moon rite. Read it from the end |
| ijyāḥ (इज्याः) | nominative plural | ijya (इज्य) |
| pradhāna-anya (प्रधान-अन्य) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and other. Read it from the end |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
The phrases
darśa-pūrṇamāsayoḥ (दर्श-पूर्णमासयोः) is a compound: the new-moon rite, and the full-moon rite. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line writes it darśapūrṇamāsayor (दर्शपूर्णमासयोर्). ijyāḥ (इज्याः) is ijya (इज्य). It stands as nominative plural.
pradhāna-anya (प्रधान-अन्य) is a compound: the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), and other. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
darśa-pūrṇamāsayoḥ (दर्श-पूर्णमासयोः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it darśapūrṇamāsayor (दर्शपूर्णमासयोर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss darśa-pūrṇamāsayoḥ (दर्श-पूर्णमासयोः) and ijyāḥ (इज्याः).