6.8.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.8.1
इष्टिपूर्वत्वादक्रतुशेषो होमः संस्कृतेष्वग्निषु स्याद् पूर्वोऽप्याधानस्य सर्वशेषत्वात्
iṣṭipūrvatvād akratuśeṣo homaḥ saṃskṛteṣv agniṣu syād pūrvo 'py ādhānasya sarvaśeṣatvāt
The line
Because of a compound: an offering of cake, the earlier, and the state of being that, a compound: akratu (अक्रतु), and the rest, what remains over, homa (होम), saṃskṛteṣv (संस्कृतेष्व्), in fire, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, the earlier, also, even. api before a vowel, of setting up, because of a compound: all, the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that.
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: iṣṭi-pūrva-tvāt (इष्टि-पूर्व-त्वात्) + akratu-śeṣaḥ (अक्रतु-शेषः) + homaḥ (होमः) + saṃskṛteṣv (संस्कृतेष्व्) + agniṣu (अग्निषु) + syād (स्याद्) + pūrvo (पूर्वो) + apy (अप्य्) + ādhānasya (आधानस्य) + sarva-śeṣa-tvāt (सर्व-शेष-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| iṣṭi-pūrva-tvāt (इष्टि-पूर्व-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an offering of cake, the earlier, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| akratu-śeṣaḥ (अक्रतु-शेषः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: akratu (अक्रतु), and the rest, what remains over. Read it from the end |
| homaḥ (होमः) | nominative singular, masculine | homa (होम) |
| saṃskṛteṣv (संस्कृतेष्व्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| agniṣu (अग्निषु) | locative plural | fire |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| pūrvo (पूर्वो) | nominative singular, masculine | the earlier |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| ādhānasya (आधानस्य) | genitive singular | setting up |
| sarva-śeṣa-tvāt (सर्व-शेष-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: all, the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
iṣṭi-pūrva-tvāt (इष्टि-पूर्व-त्वात्) is a compound: an offering of cake, the earlier, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it iṣṭipūrvatvād (इष्टिपूर्वत्वाद्). akratu-śeṣaḥ (अक्रतु-शेषः) is a compound: akratu (अक्रतु), and the rest, what remains over. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it akratuśeṣo (अक्रतुशेषो). homaḥ (होमः) is homa (होम). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. saṃskṛteṣv (संस्कृतेष्व्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. agniṣu (अग्निषु) is fire. It stands as locative plural.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. pūrvo (पूर्वो) is the earlier. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. ādhānasya (आधानस्य) is setting up. It stands as genitive singular. sarva-śeṣa-tvāt (सर्व-शेष-त्वात्) is a compound: all, the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
iṣṭi-pūrva-tvāt (इष्टि-पूर्व-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it iṣṭipūrvatvād (इष्टिपूर्वत्वाद्). The line writes it akratuśeṣo (अक्रतुशेषो). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss iṣṭi-pūrva-tvāt (इष्टि-पूर्व-त्वात्) and akratu-śeṣaḥ (अक्रतु-शेषः).