6.8.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.8.18
सोमपानात् तु प्रापणं द्वितीयस्य तस्मादुपयच्छेत्
somapānāt tu prāpaṇaṃ dvitīyasya tasmād upayacchet
The line
Because of a compound: soma, and pāna (पान) but, prāpaṇa (प्रापण), of dvitīya (द्वितीय), therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound, upayacchet (उपयच्छेत्).
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: soma-pānāt (सोम-पानात्) + tu (तु) + prāpaṇaṃ (प्रापणं) + dvitīyasya (द्वितीयस्य) + tasmād (तस्माद्) + upayacchet (उपयच्छेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| soma-pānāt (सोम-पानात्) | ablative singular | a compound: soma, and pāna (पान). Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| prāpaṇaṃ (प्रापणं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | prāpaṇa (प्रापण) |
| dvitīyasya (द्वितीयस्य) | genitive singular | dvitīya (द्वितीय) |
| tasmād (तस्माद्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound |
| upayacchet (उपयच्छेत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
soma-pānāt (सोम-पानात्) is a compound: soma, and pāna (पान). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. prāpaṇaṃ (प्रापणं) is prāpaṇa (प्रापण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
dvitīyasya (द्वितीयस्य) is dvitīya (द्वितीय). It stands as genitive singular. tasmād (तस्माद्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. upayacchet (उपयच्छेत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
soma-pānāt (सोम-पानात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss soma-pānāt (सोम-पानात्) and prāpaṇaṃ (प्रापणं).