6.7.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.19
अधिकं वा प्रतिप्रसवात्
adhikaṃ vā pratiprasavāt
The line
More 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. vikāraḥ (विकारः) from 6.7.18 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: adhikaṃ (अधिकं) + vā (वा) + prati-prasavāt (प्रति-प्रसवात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| adhikaṃ (अधिकं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | more |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| prati-prasavāt (प्रति-प्रसवात्) | ablative singular | a compound: toward, against, and prasava (प्रसव). Read it from the end |
The phrases
adhikaṃ (अधिकं) is more. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. 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 adhikaṃ (अधिकं) and prati-prasavāt (प्रति-प्रसवात्).
Next
6.7.20. Because of anugraha (अनुग्रह) and, a compound: a quarter, a part, and possessing.