6.3.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.20
प्रतिषिद्धं चाविशेषेण हि तच्छ्रुतिः
pratiṣiddhaṃ cāviśeṣeṇa hi tacchrutiḥ
The line
A compound: toward, against, and ṣiddha (षिद्ध), by means of a compound: and, and no difference. tacchruta (तच्छ्रुत).
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: prati-ṣiddhaṃ (प्रति-षिद्धं) + ca-aviśeṣeṇa (च-अविशेषेण) + hi (हि) + tacchrutiḥ (तच्छ्रुतिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prati-ṣiddhaṃ (प्रति-षिद्धं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: toward, against, and ṣiddha (षिद्ध). Read it from the end |
| ca-aviśeṣeṇa (च-अविशेषेण) | instrumental singular | a compound: and, and no difference. Read it from the end |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| tacchrutiḥ (तच्छ्रुतिः) | nominative singular | tacchruta (तच्छ्रुत) |
The phrases
prati-ṣiddhaṃ (प्रति-षिद्धं) is a compound: toward, against, and ṣiddha (षिद्ध). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. ca-aviśeṣeṇa (च-अविशेषेण) is a compound: and, and no difference. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular.
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. tacchrutiḥ (तच्छ्रुतिः) is tacchruta (तच्छ्रुत). It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-ṣiddhaṃ (प्रति-षिद्धं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prati-ṣiddhaṃ (प्रति-षिद्धं) and ca-aviśeṣeṇa (च-अविशेषेण).