6.7.7
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.7
दक्षिणाकाले यत् स्वं तत् प्रतीयेत तद्दानसंयोगात्
dakṣiṇākāle yat svaṃ tat pratīyeta taddānasaṃyogāt
The line
In a compound: the gift to the priests, and time, which, one's own, that, would be understood, because of a compound: taddāna (तद्दान), and conjunction.
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: dakṣiṇā-kāle (दक्षिणा-काले) + yat (यत्) + svaṃ (स्वं) + tat (तत्) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) + taddāna-saṃyogāt (तद्दान-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dakṣiṇā-kāle (दक्षिणा-काले) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: the gift to the priests, and time. Read it from the end |
| yat (यत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which |
| svaṃ (स्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | one's own |
| tat (तत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
| taddāna-saṃyogāt (तद्दान-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: taddāna (तद्दान), and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
dakṣiṇā-kāle (दक्षिणा-काले) is a compound: the gift to the priests, and time. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. yat (यत्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. svaṃ (स्वं) is one's own. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
tat (तत्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular. taddāna-saṃyogāt (तद्दान-संयोगात्) is a compound: taddāna (तद्दान), and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
taddāna-saṃyogāt (तद्दान-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dakṣiṇā-kāle (दक्षिणा-काले) and svaṃ (स्वं).