6.8.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.8.23
उदगयनपूर्वपक्षाहः पुण्याहेषु दैवानि स्मृतिरूपान्यार्थदर्शनात्
udagayanapūrvapakṣāhaḥ puṇyāheṣu daivāni smṛtirūpāny ārthadarśanāt
The line
A compound: udaga (उदग), yana (यन), the earlier, and pakṣāha (पक्षाह), in puṇyāha (पुण्याह), daiva (दैव), a compound: memory, a form, and other, because of a compound: ārtha (आर्थ), and seeing.
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: udaga-yana-pūrva-pakṣāhaḥ (उदग-यन-पूर्व-पक्षाहः) + puṇyāheṣu (पुण्याहेषु) + daivāni (दैवानि) + smṛti-rūpa-anya (स्मृति-रूप-अन्य) + ārtha-darśanāt (आर्थ-दर्शनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| udaga-yana-pūrva-pakṣāhaḥ (उदग-यन-पूर्व-पक्षाहः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: udaga (उदग), yana (यन), the earlier, and pakṣāha (पक्षाह). Read it from the end |
| puṇyāheṣu (पुण्याहेषु) | locative plural | puṇyāha (पुण्याह) |
| daivāni (दैवानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | daiva (दैव) |
| smṛti-rūpa-anya (स्मृति-रूप-अन्य) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: memory, a form, and other. Read it from the end |
| ārtha-darśanāt (आर्थ-दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: ārtha (आर्थ), and seeing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
udaga-yana-pūrva-pakṣāhaḥ (उदग-यन-पूर्व-पक्षाहः) is a compound: udaga (उदग), yana (यन), the earlier, and pakṣāha (पक्षाह). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. puṇyāheṣu (पुण्याहेषु) is puṇyāha (पुण्याह). It stands as locative plural. daivāni (दैवानि) is daiva (दैव). It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter.
smṛti-rūpa-anya (स्मृति-रूप-अन्य) is a compound: memory, a form, and other. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. ārtha-darśanāt (आर्थ-दर्शनात्) is a compound: ārtha (आर्थ), and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
udaga-yana-pūrva-pakṣāhaḥ (उदग-यन-पूर्व-पक्षाहः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss udaga-yana-pūrva-pakṣāhaḥ (उदग-यन-पूर्व-पक्षाहः) and puṇyāheṣu (पुण्याहेषु).
Next
6.8.24. In ahana (अहन) and, a compound: action, and sākalya (साकल्य).