6.8.2
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.8.2
इष्टित्वे न तु संस्तवश् चतुर्होतॄनसंस्कृतेषु दर्शयति
iṣṭitve na tu saṃstavaś caturhotṝn asaṃskṛteṣu darśayati
The line
In a compound: an offering of cake, and the state of being that, not but, saṃstavaś (संस्तवश्), a compound: four, and hotṝna (होतॄन), in asaṃskṛta (असंस्कृत), shows.
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-tve (इष्टि-त्वे) + na (न) + tu (तु) + saṃstavaś (संस्तवश्) + catur-hotṝna (चतुर्-होतॄन) + asaṃskṛteṣu (असंस्कृतेषु) + darśayati (दर्शयति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| iṣṭi-tve (इष्टि-त्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: an offering of cake, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| saṃstavaś (संस्तवश्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| catur-hotṝna (चतुर्-होतॄन) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: four, and hotṝna (होतॄन). Read it from the end |
| asaṃskṛteṣu (असंस्कृतेषु) | locative plural | asaṃskṛta (असंस्कृत) |
| darśayati (दर्शयति) | present, third person singular | shows |
The phrases
iṣṭi-tve (इष्टि-त्वे) is a compound: an offering of cake, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. saṃstavaś (संस्तवश्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
catur-hotṝna (चतुर्-होतॄन) is a compound: four, and hotṝna (होतॄन). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. asaṃskṛteṣu (असंस्कृतेषु) is asaṃskṛta (असंस्कृत). It stands as locative plural. darśayati (दर्शयति) is shows. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
catur-hotṝna (चतुर्-होतॄन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss iṣṭi-tve (इष्टि-त्वे) and saṃstavaś (संस्तवश्).