6.4.10
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.10
अर्थसमवायत् प्रायश्चित्तमेकदेशेऽपि
arthasamavāyat prāyaścittam ekadeśe 'pi
The line
A compound: a thing, a meaning, an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, or, and which, that which, prāyaścitta (प्रायश्चित्त), in one part even.
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: artha-sama-vā-yat (अर्थ-सम-वा-यत्) + prāyaścittam (प्रायश्चित्तम्) + ekadeśe (एकदेशे) + api (अपि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| artha-sama-vā-yat (अर्थ-सम-वा-यत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a thing, a meaning, an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, or, and which, that which. Read it from the end |
| prāyaścittam (प्रायश्चित्तम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | prāyaścitta (प्रायश्चित्त) |
| ekadeśe (एकदेशे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | one part |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
The phrases
artha-sama-vā-yat (अर्थ-सम-वा-यत्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, or, and which, that which. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. prāyaścittam (प्रायश्चित्तम्) is prāyaścitta (प्रायश्चित्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
ekadeśe (एकदेशे) is one part. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-sama-vā-yat (अर्थ-सम-वा-यत्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss artha-sama-vā-yat (अर्थ-सम-वा-यत्) and prāyaścittam (प्रायश्चित्तम्).