6.5.40
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.40
तत्र प्रतिहोमो न विद्यते यथा पूर्वेषाम्
tatra pratihomo na vidyate yathā pūrveṣām
The line
There, a compound: toward, against, and homa (होम), not is found, as, of pūrveṣa (पूर्वेष).
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: tatra (तत्र) + prati-homaḥ (प्रति-होमः) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते) + yathā (यथा) + pūrveṣām (पूर्वेषाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| prati-homaḥ (प्रति-होमः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: toward, against, and homa (होम). Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| pūrveṣām (पूर्वेषाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | pūrveṣa (पूर्वेष) |
The phrases
tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable. prati-homaḥ (प्रति-होमः) is a compound: toward, against, and homa (होम). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it pratihomo. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular. yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. pūrveṣām (पूर्वेषाम्) is pūrveṣa (पूर्वेष). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-homaḥ (प्रति-होमः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pratihomo.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tatra (तत्र) and prati-homaḥ (प्रति-होमः).
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