6.8.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.8.31
छागो वा मन्त्रवर्णात्
chāgo vā mantravarṇāt
The line
chāga (छाग) or, because of a compound: a mantra, and a sound, a class.
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 line is short. paśu-coda-nāyām (पशु-चोद-नायाम्) from 6.8.30 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: chāgo (छागो) + vā (वा) + mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| chāgo (छागो) | nominative singular, masculine | chāga (छाग) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a mantra, and a sound, a class. Read it from the end |
The phrases
chāgo (छागो) is chāga (छाग). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्) is a compound: a mantra, and a sound, a class. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss chāgo (छागो) and mantra-varṇāt (मन्त्र-वर्णात्).
Next
6.8.32. Not because of a compound: a command, and absence of collision.