5.4.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.4.9
इष्टिरयक्ष्यमाणस्य तदर्थ्ये न सोमपूर्वत्वम्
iṣṭir ayakṣyamāṇasya tadarthye na somapūrvatvam
The line
An offering of cake, of ayakṣyamāṇa (अयक्ष्यमाण), in tadarthya (तदर्थ्य), not a compound: soma, the earlier, and the state of being that.
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: iṣṭiḥ (इष्टिः) + ayakṣyamāṇasya (अयक्ष्यमाणस्य) + tadarthye (तदर्थ्ये) + na (न) + soma-pūrva-tvam (सोम-पूर्व-त्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| iṣṭiḥ (इष्टिः) | nominative singular | an offering of cake |
| ayakṣyamāṇasya (अयक्ष्यमाणस्य) | genitive singular | ayakṣyamāṇa (अयक्ष्यमाण) |
| tadarthye (तदर्थ्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | tadarthya (तदर्थ्य) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| soma-pūrva-tvam (सोम-पूर्व-त्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: soma, the earlier, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
iṣṭiḥ (इष्टिः) is an offering of cake. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it iṣṭir (इष्टिर्). ayakṣyamāṇasya (अयक्ष्यमाणस्य) is ayakṣyamāṇa (अयक्ष्यमाण). It stands as genitive singular. tadarthye (तदर्थ्ये) is tadarthya (तदर्थ्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. soma-pūrva-tvam (सोम-पूर्व-त्वम्) is a compound: soma, the earlier, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
soma-pūrva-tvam (सोम-पूर्व-त्वम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it iṣṭir (इष्टिर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss iṣṭiḥ (इष्टिः) and ayakṣyamāṇasya (अयक्ष्यमाणस्य).