4.4.8
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.8
दधिग्रहो नैमित्तिकः श्रुतिसंयोगात्
dadhigraho naimittikaḥ śrutisaṃyogāt
The line
dadhigraha (दधिग्रह), arising from a special cause, because of because of the joining with the direct word.
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: dadhigraho (दधिग्रहो) + naimittikaḥ (नैमित्तिकः) + śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dadhigraho (दधिग्रहो) | nominative singular, masculine | dadhigraha (दधिग्रह) |
| naimittikaḥ (नैमित्तिकः) | nominative singular, masculine | arising from a special cause |
| śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) | ablative singular | because of the joining with the direct word |
The phrases
dadhigraho (दधिग्रहो) is dadhigraha (दधिग्रह). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. naimittikaḥ (नैमित्तिकः) is arising from a special cause. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) is because of the joining with the direct word. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dadhigraho (दधिग्रहो) and naimittikaḥ (नैमित्तिकः).
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