6.8.22
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.8.22
अवकीर्णिपशुश् च तद्वदाधानस्याप्राप्तकलत्वात्
avakīrṇipaśuś ca tadvad ādhānasyāprāptakalatvāt
The line
avakīrṇipaśuś (अवकीर्णिपशुश्) and, like that. tadvat before a voiced sound, because of a compound: setting up, syāprā (स्याप्रा), ptaka (प्तक), and latva (लत्व).
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: avakīrṇipaśuś (अवकीर्णिपशुश्) + ca (च) + tadvad (तद्वद्) + ādhāna-syāprā-ptaka-latvāt (आधान-स्याप्रा-प्तक-लत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avakīrṇipaśuś (अवकीर्णिपशुश्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tadvad (तद्वद्) | indeclinable | like that. tadvat before a voiced sound |
| ādhāna-syāprā-ptaka-latvāt (आधान-स्याप्रा-प्तक-लत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: setting up, syāprā (स्याप्रा), ptaka (प्तक), and latva (लत्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
avakīrṇipaśuś (अवकीर्णिपशुश्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
tadvad (तद्वद्) is like that. tadvat before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. ādhāna-syāprā-ptaka-latvāt (आधान-स्याप्रा-प्तक-लत्वात्) is a compound: setting up, syāprā (स्याप्रा), ptaka (प्तक), and latva (लत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ādhāna-syāprā-ptaka-latvāt (आधान-स्याप्रा-प्तक-लत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss avakīrṇipaśuś (अवकीर्णिपशुश्) and tadvad (तद्वद्).