5.3.41
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.41
प्रशसा च विहरणाभावात्
praśasā ca viharaṇābhāvāt
The line
praśasa (प्रशस) and, because of a compound: viha (विह), raṇā (रणा), and a state.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 5. Order. Sequence is fixed by the order of the words, and by other rules when the words do not decide. The line is short. prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः) from 5.3.40 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: praśasā (प्रशसा) + ca (च) + viha-raṇā-bhāvāt (विह-रणा-भावात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| praśasā (प्रशसा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | praśasa (प्रशस) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| viha-raṇā-bhāvāt (विह-रणा-भावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: viha (विह), raṇā (रणा), and a state. Read it from the end |
The phrases
praśasā (प्रशसा) is praśasa (प्रशस). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
viha-raṇā-bhāvāt (विह-रणा-भावात्) is a compound: viha (विह), raṇā (रणा), and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
viha-raṇā-bhāvāt (विह-रणा-भावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss praśasā (प्रशसा) and viha-raṇā-bhāvāt (विह-रणा-भावात्).