6.7.21
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.21
अपरिमिते शिष्टस्य सङ्ख्याप्रतिषेधस् तच्छ्रुतित्वात्
aparimite śiṣṭasya saṅkhyāpratiṣedhas tacchrutitvāt
The line
In aparimita (अपरिमित), of śiṣṭa (शिष्ट), a compound: saṅkhyā (सङ्ख्या), and a denial, because of tacchrutitva (तच्छ्रुतित्व).
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: aparimite (अपरिमिते) + śiṣṭasya (शिष्टस्य) + saṅkhyā-pratiṣedhaḥ (सङ्ख्या-प्रतिषेधः) + tacchrutitvāt (तच्छ्रुतित्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aparimite (अपरिमिते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | aparimita (अपरिमित) |
| śiṣṭasya (शिष्टस्य) | genitive singular | śiṣṭa (शिष्ट) |
| saṅkhyā-pratiṣedhaḥ (सङ्ख्या-प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: saṅkhyā (सङ्ख्या), and a denial. Read it from the end |
| tacchrutitvāt (तच्छ्रुतित्वात्) | ablative singular | tacchrutitva (तच्छ्रुतित्व) |
The phrases
aparimite (अपरिमिते) is aparimita (अपरिमित). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. śiṣṭasya (शिष्टस्य) is śiṣṭa (शिष्ट). It stands as genitive singular.
saṅkhyā-pratiṣedhaḥ (सङ्ख्या-प्रतिषेधः) is a compound: saṅkhyā (सङ्ख्या), and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it saṅkhyāpratiṣedhas (सङ्ख्याप्रतिषेध). tacchrutitvāt (तच्छ्रुतित्वात्) is tacchrutitva (तच्छ्रुतित्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
saṅkhyā-pratiṣedhaḥ (सङ्ख्या-प्रतिषेधः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it saṅkhyāpratiṣedhas (सङ्ख्याप्रतिषेध).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aparimite (अपरिमिते) and śiṣṭasya (शिष्टस्य).