6.3.32
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.32
न प्रतिनिधौ समत्वात्
na pratinidhau samatvāt
The line
Not a compound: toward, against, and nidha (निध), because of because they are the same.
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 line is short. vacanāt (वचनात्) from 6.3.31 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: na (न) + prati-nidhau (प्रति-निधौ) + samatvāt (समत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| prati-nidhau (प्रति-निधौ) | nominative or accusative dual, masculine | a compound: toward, against, and nidha (निध). Read it from the end |
| samatvāt (समत्वात्) | ablative singular | because they are the same |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. prati-nidhau (प्रति-निधौ) is a compound: toward, against, and nidha (निध). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, masculine.
samatvāt (समत्वात्) is because they are the same. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-nidhau (प्रति-निधौ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prati-nidhau (प्रति-निधौ) and samatvāt (समत्वात्).