5.4.26
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.4.26
तथा सोमविकारा दर्शपूर्णमासाभ्याम्
tathā somavikārā darśapūrṇamāsābhyām
The line
So, in that way, a compound: soma, and a transformation, by means of a compound: the new-moon rite, and the full-moon rite.
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. sannā-yyāgnī-ṣomīya-vikārā (सन्ना-य्याग्नी-षोमीय-विकारा) from 5.4.25 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tathā (तथा) + soma-vikārā (सोम-विकारा) + darśa-pūrṇamāsābhyām (दर्श-पूर्णमासाभ्याम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| soma-vikārā (सोम-विकारा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: soma, and a transformation. Read it from the end |
| darśa-pūrṇamāsābhyām (दर्श-पूर्णमासाभ्याम्) | instrumental, dative, or ablative dual | a compound: the new-moon rite, and the full-moon rite. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. soma-vikārā (सोम-विकारा) is a compound: soma, and a transformation. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
darśa-pūrṇamāsābhyām (दर्श-पूर्णमासाभ्याम्) is a compound: the new-moon rite, and the full-moon rite. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental, dative, or ablative dual.
Sanskrit in this line
darśa-pūrṇamāsābhyām (दर्श-पूर्णमासाभ्याम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss soma-vikārā (सोम-विकारा) and darśa-pūrṇamāsābhyām (दर्श-पूर्णमासाभ्याम्).