4.4.39
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.39
ज्योतिष्टोमे तुल्यान्यविशिष्टं हि कारणम्
jyotiṣṭome tulyāny aviśiṣṭaṃ hi kāraṇam
The line
In jyotiṣṭoma (ज्योतिष्टोम), a compound: like, equal, and other, not set apart. A cause.
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: jyotiṣṭome (ज्योतिष्टोमे) + tulya-anya (तुल्य-अन्य) + aviśiṣṭaṃ (अविशिष्टं) + hi (हि) + kāraṇam (कारणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jyotiṣṭome (ज्योतिष्टोमे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | jyotiṣṭoma (ज्योतिष्टोम) |
| tulya-anya (तुल्य-अन्य) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: like, equal, and other. Read it from the end |
| aviśiṣṭaṃ (अविशिष्टं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | not set apart |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| kāraṇam (कारणम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a cause |
The phrases
jyotiṣṭome (ज्योतिष्टोमे) is jyotiṣṭoma (ज्योतिष्टोम). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tulya-anya (तुल्य-अन्य) is a compound: like, equal, and other. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. aviśiṣṭaṃ (अविशिष्टं) is not set apart. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. kāraṇam (कारणम्) is a cause. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
jyotiṣṭome (ज्योतिष्टोमे) is locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss jyotiṣṭome (ज्योतिष्टोमे) and tulya-anya (तुल्य-अन्य).