6.2.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.31
ब्राह्मणस्य तु सोमविद्याप्रजमृणवाक्येन संयोगात्
brāhmaṇasya tu somavidyāprajam ṛṇavākyena saṃyogāt
The line
Of a brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण) passage but, a compound: soma, knowing, and praja (प्रज), by means of ṛṇavākya (ऋणवाक्य), because of conjunction.
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: brāhmaṇasya (ब्राह्मणस्य) + tu (तु) + soma-vidyā-prajam (सोम-विद्या-प्रजम्) + ṛṇavākyena (ऋणवाक्येन) + saṃyogāt (संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| brāhmaṇasya (ब्राह्मणस्य) | genitive singular | a brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण) passage |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| soma-vidyā-prajam (सोम-विद्या-प्रजम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: soma, knowing, and praja (प्रज). Read it from the end |
| ṛṇavākyena (ऋणवाक्येन) | instrumental singular | ṛṇavākya (ऋणवाक्य) |
| saṃyogāt (संयोगात्) | ablative singular | conjunction |
The phrases
brāhmaṇasya (ब्राह्मणस्य) is a brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण) passage. It stands as genitive singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. soma-vidyā-prajam (सोम-विद्या-प्रजम्) is a compound: soma, knowing, and praja (प्रज). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
ṛṇavākyena (ऋणवाक्येन) is ṛṇavākya (ऋणवाक्य). It stands as instrumental singular. saṃyogāt (संयोगात्) is conjunction. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
soma-vidyā-prajam (सोम-विद्या-प्रजम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss brāhmaṇasya (ब्राह्मणस्य) and soma-vidyā-prajam (सोम-विद्या-प्रजम्).