6.8.30
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.8.30
पशुचोदनायामनियमोऽविशेषात्
paśucodanāyām aniyamo 'viśeṣāt
The line
Of a compound: an animal offering, coda (चोद), and nāya (नाय), the absence of a fixed rule, because of because there is no difference.
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: paśu-coda-nāyām (पशु-चोद-नायाम्) + aniyamo (अनियमो) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| paśu-coda-nāyām (पशु-चोद-नायाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: an animal offering, coda (चोद), and nāya (नाय). Read it from the end |
| aniyamo (अनियमो) | nominative singular, masculine | the absence of a fixed rule |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
The phrases
paśu-coda-nāyām (पशु-चोद-नायाम्) is a compound: an animal offering, coda (चोद), and nāya (नाय). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. aniyamo (अनियमो) is the absence of a fixed rule. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
paśu-coda-nāyām (पशु-चोद-नायाम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss paśu-coda-nāyām (पशु-चोद-नायाम्) and aniyamo (अनियमो).
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