6.3.7
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.7
प्रायश्चित्तविधानाच् च
prāyaścittavidhānāc ca
The line
Because of a compound: prāya (प्राय), ścitta (श्चित्त), and a rule and.
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. vidhi-aparādhe (विधि-अपराधे) from 6.3.6 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prāya-ścitta-vidhānāt (प्राय-श्चित्त-विधानात्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prāya-ścitta-vidhānāt (प्राय-श्चित्त-विधानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: prāya (प्राय), ścitta (श्चित्त), and a rule. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
prāya-ścitta-vidhānāt (प्राय-श्चित्त-विधानात्) is a compound: prāya (प्राय), ścitta (श्चित्त), and a rule. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it prāyaścittavidhānāc (प्रायश्चित्तविधानाच्).
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
prāya-ścitta-vidhānāt (प्राय-श्चित्त-विधानात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it prāyaścittavidhānāc (प्रायश्चित्तविधानाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prāya-ścitta-vidhānāt (प्राय-श्चित्त-विधानात्).
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6.3.8. In kāmya (काम्य) and thus, because of arthitva (अर्थित्व).