6.1.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.6
लिङ्गविशेषनिर्देशात् पुंयुक्तमैतिशायनः
liṅgaviśeṣanirdeśāt puṃyuktam aitiśāyanaḥ
The line
Because of a compound: a mark, a difference, and a statement of what the rule is, puṃyukta (पुंयुक्त), aitiśāyana (ऐतिशायन).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 6. Who may perform. Eligibility, and the way substances are tied to an act. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: liṅga-viśeṣa-nirdeśāt (लिङ्ग-विशेष-निर्देशात्) + puṃyuktam (पुंयुक्तम्) + aitiśāyanaḥ (ऐतिशायनः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| liṅga-viśeṣa-nirdeśāt (लिङ्ग-विशेष-निर्देशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a mark, a difference, and a statement of what the rule is. Read it from the end |
| puṃyuktam (पुंयुक्तम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | puṃyukta (पुंयुक्त) |
| aitiśāyanaḥ (ऐतिशायनः) | nominative singular, masculine | aitiśāyana (ऐतिशायन) |
The phrases
liṅga-viśeṣa-nirdeśāt (लिङ्ग-विशेष-निर्देशात्) is a compound: a mark, a difference, and a statement of what the rule is. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. puṃyuktam (पुंयुक्तम्) is puṃyukta (पुंयुक्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
aitiśāyanaḥ (ऐतिशायनः) is aitiśāyana (ऐतिशायन). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
liṅga-viśeṣa-nirdeśāt (लिङ्ग-विशेष-निर्देशात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss liṅga-viśeṣa-nirdeśāt (लिङ्ग-विशेष-निर्देशात्) and puṃyuktam (पुंयुक्तम्).
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6.1.7. Because of taduktitva (तदुक्तित्व) and, a compound: a fault, and heard, in not yet known.