6.8.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.8.9
निर्देशो वानाहिताग्नेरनारभ्याग्निसंयोगात्
nirdeśo vānāhitāgner anārabhyāgnisaṃyogāt
The line
A statement of what the rule is, vānāhitāgner (वानाहिताग्नेर्), because of a compound: anāra (अनार), bhyāgni (भ्याग्नि), and conjunction.
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: nirdeśaḥ (निर्देशः) + vānāhitāgner (वानाहिताग्नेर्) + anāra-bhyāgni-saṃyogāt (अनार-भ्याग्नि-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nirdeśaḥ (निर्देशः) | nominative singular, masculine | a statement of what the rule is |
| vānāhitāgner (वानाहिताग्नेर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| anāra-bhyāgni-saṃyogāt (अनार-भ्याग्नि-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: anāra (अनार), bhyāgni (भ्याग्नि), and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
nirdeśaḥ (निर्देशः) is a statement of what the rule is. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it nirdeśo (निर्देशो). vānāhitāgner (वानाहिताग्नेर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
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.
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 nirdeśo (निर्देशो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nirdeśaḥ (निर्देशः) and vānāhitāgner (वानाहिताग्नेर्).
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6.8.10. In a compound: pitṛ (पितृ), and a sacrifice, of saṃyukta (संयुक्त), again, a statement.