6.6.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.6.18
ब्राह्मणानां वेतरयोरार्त्विज्यभावात्
brāhmaṇānāṃ vetarayor ārtvijyabhāvāt
The line
Of a brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण) passage, of a compound: or, and the other, because of a compound: ārtvijya (आर्त्विज्य), and a state.
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: brāhmaṇānāṃ (ब्राह्मणानां) + vā-itarayoḥ (वा-इतरयोः) + ārtvijya-bhāvāt (आर्त्विज्य-भावात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| brāhmaṇānāṃ (ब्राह्मणानां) | genitive plural | a brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण) passage |
| vā-itarayoḥ (वा-इतरयोः) | genitive or locative dual | a compound: or, and the other. Read it from the end |
| ārtvijya-bhāvāt (आर्त्विज्य-भावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: ārtvijya (आर्त्विज्य), and a state. Read it from the end |
The phrases
brāhmaṇānāṃ (ब्राह्मणानां) is a brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण) passage. It stands as genitive plural. vā-itarayoḥ (वा-इतरयोः) is a compound: or, and the other. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line writes it vetarayor.
ārtvijya-bhāvāt (आर्त्विज्य-भावात्) is a compound: ārtvijya (आर्त्विज्य), and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ārtvijya-bhāvāt (आर्त्विज्य-भावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vetarayor.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss brāhmaṇānāṃ (ब्राह्मणानां) and vā-itarayoḥ (वा-इतरयोः).