6.8.7
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.8.7
इष्टित्वेन संस्तुते होमः स्यादनारभ्याग्निसंयोगादितरेषामवाच्यत्वात्
iṣṭitvena saṃstute homaḥ syād anārabhyāgnisaṃyogād itareṣām avācyatvāt
The line
By means of a compound: an offering of cake, and the state of being that, in saṃstuta (संस्तुत), homa (होम), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: anāra (अनार), bhyāgni (भ्याग्नि), and conjunction, a compound: the others, and ṣāma (षाम), because of avācyatva (अवाच्यत्व).
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-tvena (इष्टि-त्वेन) + saṃstute (संस्तुते) + homaḥ (होमः) + syād (स्याद्) + anāra-bhyāgni-saṃyogāt (अनार-भ्याग्नि-संयोगात्) + itare-ṣāma (इतरे-षाम) + avācyatvāt (अवाच्यत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| iṣṭi-tvena (इष्टि-त्वेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: an offering of cake, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| saṃstute (संस्तुते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | saṃstuta (संस्तुत) |
| homaḥ (होमः) | nominative singular, masculine | homa (होम) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| anāra-bhyāgni-saṃyogāt (अनार-भ्याग्नि-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: anāra (अनार), bhyāgni (भ्याग्नि), and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| itare-ṣāma (इतरे-षाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the others, and ṣāma (षाम). Read it from the end |
| avācyatvāt (अवाच्यत्वात्) | ablative singular | avācyatva (अवाच्यत्व) |
The phrases
iṣṭi-tvena (इष्टि-त्वेन) is a compound: an offering of cake, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. saṃstute (संस्तुते) is saṃstuta (संस्तुत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. homaḥ (होमः) is homa (होम). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
anāra-bhyāgni-saṃyogāt (अनार-भ्याग्नि-संयोगात्) is a compound: anāra (अनार), bhyāgni (भ्याग्नि), and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it anārabhyāgnisaṃyogād (अनारभ्याग्निसंयोगाद्). itare-ṣāma (इतरे-षाम) is a compound: the others, and ṣāma (षाम). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. avācyatvāt (अवाच्यत्वात्) is avācyatva (अवाच्यत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
anāra-bhyāgni-saṃyogāt (अनार-भ्याग्नि-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it anārabhyāgnisaṃyogād (अनारभ्याग्निसंयोगाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss iṣṭi-tvena (इष्टि-त्वेन) and saṃstute (संस्तुते).