6.6.26
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.6.26
विश्वामित्रस्य हौत्रनियमाद् भृगुशुनकवसिष्ठानामनधिकारः
viśvāmitrasya hautraniyamād bhṛguśunakavasiṣṭhānām anadhikāraḥ
The line
Of viśvāmitra (विश्वामित्र), because of a compound: hautra (हौत्र), and a restriction, a compound: bhṛgu (भृगु), śuna (शुन), kava (कव), siṣṭhā (सिष्ठा), and by name, indeed, anadhikāra (अनधिकार).
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: viśvāmitrasya (विश्वामित्रस्य) + hautra-niyamāt (हौत्र-नियमात्) + bhṛgu-śuna-kava-siṣṭhā-nāma (भृगु-शुन-कव-सिष्ठा-नाम) + anadhikāraḥ (अनधिकारः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| viśvāmitrasya (विश्वामित्रस्य) | genitive singular | viśvāmitra (विश्वामित्र) |
| hautra-niyamāt (हौत्र-नियमात्) | ablative singular | a compound: hautra (हौत्र), and a restriction. Read it from the end |
| bhṛgu-śuna-kava-siṣṭhā-nāma (भृगु-शुन-कव-सिष्ठा-नाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: bhṛgu (भृगु), śuna (शुन), kava (कव), siṣṭhā (सिष्ठा), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end |
| anadhikāraḥ (अनधिकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | anadhikāra (अनधिकार) |
The phrases
viśvāmitrasya (विश्वामित्रस्य) is viśvāmitra (विश्वामित्र). It stands as genitive singular. hautra-niyamāt (हौत्र-नियमात्) is a compound: hautra (हौत्र), and a restriction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it hautraniyamād (हौत्रनियमाद्).
bhṛgu-śuna-kava-siṣṭhā-nāma (भृगु-शुन-कव-सिष्ठा-नाम) is a compound: bhṛgu (भृगु), śuna (शुन), kava (कव), siṣṭhā (सिष्ठा), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. anadhikāraḥ (अनधिकारः) is anadhikāra (अनधिकार). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
bhṛgu-śuna-kava-siṣṭhā-nāma (भृगु-शुन-कव-सिष्ठा-नाम) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it hautraniyamād (हौत्रनियमाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss viśvāmitrasya (विश्वामित्रस्य) and hautra-niyamāt (हौत्र-नियमात्).