6.5.45
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.45
प्रायश्चित्तमधिकारे सर्वत्र दोषमामान्यात्
prāyaścittam adhikāre sarvatra doṣamāmānyāt
The line
prāyaścitta (प्रायश्चित्त), in eligibility, everywhere, because of a compound: a fault, and māmānya (मामान्य).
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: prāyaścittam (प्रायश्चित्तम्) + adhikāre (अधिकारे) + sarvatra (सर्वत्र) + doṣa-māmānyāt (दोष-मामान्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prāyaścittam (प्रायश्चित्तम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | prāyaścitta (प्रायश्चित्त) |
| adhikāre (अधिकारे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | eligibility |
| sarvatra (सर्वत्र) | indeclinable | everywhere |
| doṣa-māmānyāt (दोष-मामान्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a fault, and māmānya (मामान्य). Read it from the end |
The phrases
prāyaścittam (प्रायश्चित्तम्) is prāyaścitta (प्रायश्चित्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. adhikāre (अधिकारे) is eligibility. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
sarvatra (सर्वत्र) is everywhere. It stands as indeclinable. doṣa-māmānyāt (दोष-मामान्यात्) is a compound: a fault, and māmānya (मामान्य). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
doṣa-māmānyāt (दोष-मामान्यात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prāyaścittam (प्रायश्चित्तम्) and adhikāre (अधिकारे).
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6.5.46. In the context or, because of a compound: a word, a reason, and the state of being that.