7.1.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.1.23
एककपालानां वैश्वदेविकः प्रकृतिराग्रयणे सर्वहोमापरिवृत्तिदर्शनादवभृथे च सकृद् द्व्यवदानस्य वचनात्
ekakapālānāṃ vaiśvadevikaḥ prakṛtir āgrayaṇe sarvahomāparivṛttidarśanād avabhṛthe ca sakṛd dvyavadānasya vacanāt
The line
Of ekakapāla (एककपाल), vaiśvadevika (वैश्वदेविक), nature, the model, in āgrayaṇa (आग्रयण), because of a compound: all, homā (होमा), pari (परि), an activity of the mind, and seeing, in avabhṛtha (अवभृथ) and, once. sakṛt (सकृत्) before a voiced sound, of dvyavadāna (द्व्यवदान), because of because of a statement.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 7. Transfer. The details of a model rite are carried to a variant rite, and where that carrying stops. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: ekakapālānāṃ (एककपालानां) + vaiśvadevikaḥ (वैश्वदेविकः) + prakṛtiḥ (प्रकृतिः) + āgrayaṇe (आग्रयणे) + sarva-homā-pari-vṛtti-darśanāt (सर्व-होमा-परि-वृत्ति-दर्शनात्) + avabhṛthe (अवभृथे) + ca (च) + sakṛd (सकृद्) + dvyavadānasya (द्व्यवदानस्य) + vacanāt (वचनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekakapālānāṃ (एककपालानां) | genitive plural | ekakapāla (एककपाल) |
| vaiśvadevikaḥ (वैश्वदेविकः) | nominative singular, masculine | vaiśvadevika (वैश्वदेविक) |
| prakṛtiḥ (प्रकृतिः) | nominative singular, feminine | nature, the model |
| āgrayaṇe (आग्रयणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | āgrayaṇa (आग्रयण) |
| sarva-homā-pari-vṛtti-darśanāt (सर्व-होमा-परि-वृत्ति-दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: all, homā (होमा), pari (परि), an activity of the mind, and seeing. Read it from the end |
| avabhṛthe (अवभृथे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | avabhṛtha (अवभृथ) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| sakṛd (सकृद्) | indeclinable | once. sakṛt (सकृत्) before a voiced sound |
| dvyavadānasya (द्व्यवदानस्य) | genitive singular | dvyavadāna (द्व्यवदान) |
| vacanāt (वचनात्) | ablative singular | because of a statement |
The phrases
ekakapālānāṃ (एककपालानां) is ekakapāla (एककपाल). It stands as genitive plural. vaiśvadevikaḥ (वैश्वदेविकः) is vaiśvadevika (वैश्वदेविक). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prakṛtiḥ (प्रकृतिः) is nature, the model. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. The line writes it prakṛtir (प्रकृतिर्). āgrayaṇe (आग्रयणे) is āgrayaṇa (आग्रयण). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. sarva-homā-pari-vṛtti-darśanāt (सर्व-होमा-परि-वृत्ति-दर्शनात्) is a compound: all, homā (होमा), pari (परि), an activity of the mind, and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it sarvahomāparivṛttidarśanād (सर्वहोमापरिवृत्तिदर्शनाद्).
avabhṛthe (अवभृथे) is avabhṛtha (अवभृथ). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. sakṛd (सकृद्) is once. sakṛt (सकृत्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. dvyavadānasya (द्व्यवदानस्य) is dvyavadāna (द्व्यवदान). It stands as genitive singular. vacanāt (वचनात्) is because of a statement. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-homā-pari-vṛtti-darśanāt (सर्व-होमा-परि-वृत्ति-दर्शनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it prakṛtir (प्रकृतिर्). The line writes it sarvahomāparivṛttidarśanād (सर्वहोमापरिवृत्तिदर्शनाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekakapālānāṃ (एककपालानां) and vaiśvadevikaḥ (वैश्वदेविकः).