5.4.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.4.19
पुरोडाशस् त्वनिर्देशे तद्युक्ते देवताभावात्
puroḍāśas tv anirdeśe tadyukte devatābhāvāt
The line
The rice-cake offering, the state of being that, in anirdeśa (अनिर्देश), in a compound: that, and fit, right, because of a compound: a deity, and absence.
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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: puroḍāśaḥ (पुरोडाशः) + tva (त्व) + anirdeśe (अनिर्देशे) + tad-yukte (तद्-युक्ते) + devatā-abhāvāt (देवता-अभावात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| puroḍāśaḥ (पुरोडाशः) | nominative singular, masculine | the rice-cake offering |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| anirdeśe (अनिर्देशे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | anirdeśa (अनिर्देश) |
| tad-yukte (तद्-युक्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: that, and fit, right. Read it from the end |
| devatā-abhāvāt (देवता-अभावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a deity, and absence. Read it from the end |
The phrases
puroḍāśaḥ (पुरोडाशः) is the rice-cake offering. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it puroḍāśas (पुरोडाश). tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. anirdeśe (अनिर्देशे) is anirdeśa (अनिर्देश). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
tad-yukte (तद्-युक्ते) is a compound: that, and fit, right. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. devatā-abhāvāt (देवता-अभावात्) is a compound: a deity, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
devatā-abhāvāt (देवता-अभावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it puroḍāśas (पुरोडाश).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss puroḍāśaḥ (पुरोडाशः) and tva (त्व).
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