6.5.49
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.49
विभागश्रुतेः प्रायश्चित्तं यौगपद्ये न विद्यते
vibhāgaśruteḥ prāyaścittaṃ yaugapadye na vidyate
The line
Of a compound: disjunction, and heard, prāyaścitta (प्रायश्चित्त), in yaugapadya (यौगपद्य), not is found.
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: vibhāga-śruteḥ (विभाग-श्रुतेः) + prāyaścittaṃ (प्रायश्चित्तं) + yaugapadye (यौगपद्ये) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vibhāga-śruteḥ (विभाग-श्रुतेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: disjunction, and heard. Read it from the end |
| prāyaścittaṃ (प्रायश्चित्तं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | prāyaścitta (प्रायश्चित्त) |
| yaugapadye (यौगपद्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | yaugapadya (यौगपद्य) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
The phrases
vibhāga-śruteḥ (विभाग-श्रुतेः) is a compound: disjunction, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. prāyaścittaṃ (प्रायश्चित्तं) is prāyaścitta (प्रायश्चित्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yaugapadye (यौगपद्ये) is yaugapadya (यौगपद्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vibhāga-śruteḥ (विभाग-श्रुतेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vibhāga-śruteḥ (विभाग-श्रुतेः) and prāyaścittaṃ (प्रायश्चित्तं).