6.5.43
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.43
प्रतिहोमश् चेत् सायमग्निहोत्रप्रभृतीनि हूयेरन्
pratihomaś cet sāyam agnihotraprabhṛtīni hūyeran
The line
If you say that a compound: toward, against, and homa (होम), then he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, this, in a compound: the daily fire offering, prabhṛ (प्रभृ), and tīna (तीन), hūyeran (हूयेरन्).
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-homaḥ (प्रति-होमः) + cet (चेत्) + sa (स) + ayam (अयम्) + agnihotra-prabhṛ-tīni (अग्निहोत्र-प्रभृ-तीनि) + hūyeran (हूयेरन्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prati-homaḥ (प्रति-होमः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: toward, against, and homa (होम). Read it from the end |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| ayam (अयम्) | nominative singular, masculine | this |
| agnihotra-prabhṛ-tīni (अग्निहोत्र-प्रभृ-तीनि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: the daily fire offering, prabhṛ (प्रभृ), and tīna (तीन). Read it from the end |
| hūyeran (हूयेरन्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
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 pratihomaś (प्रतिहोमश्). cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
ayam (अयम्) is this. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as sāyam (सायम्). agnihotra-prabhṛ-tīni (अग्निहोत्र-प्रभृ-तीनि) is a compound: the daily fire offering, prabhṛ (प्रभृ), and tīna (तीन). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. hūyeran (हूयेरन्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
agnihotra-prabhṛ-tīni (अग्निहोत्र-प्रभृ-तीनि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pratihomaś (प्रतिहोमश्). The line joins them as sāyam (सायम्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prati-homaḥ (प्रति-होमः) and sa (स).