6.6.25
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.6.25
सर्वेषां वा प्रतिप्रसवात्
sarveṣāṃ vā pratiprasavāt
The line
Of of all or, because of a compound: toward, against, and prasava (प्रसव).
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 line is short. vāsiṣṭhānāṃ (वासिष्ठानां) from 6.6.24 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) + vā (वा) + prati-prasavāt (प्रति-प्रसवात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) | genitive plural | of all |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| prati-prasavāt (प्रति-प्रसवात्) | ablative singular | a compound: toward, against, and prasava (प्रसव). Read it from the end |
The phrases
sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) is of all. It stands as genitive plural. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
prati-prasavāt (प्रति-प्रसवात्) is a compound: toward, against, and prasava (प्रसव). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-prasavāt (प्रति-प्रसवात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) and prati-prasavāt (प्रति-प्रसवात्).