7.3.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.3.12
तथावभृथः सोमात्
tathāvabhṛthaḥ somāt
The line
A compound: so, and vabhṛtha (वभृथ), because of soma.
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 line is short. vyarthatvāt (व्यर्थत्वात्) from 7.3.11 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tathā-vabhṛthaḥ (तथा-वभृथः) + somāt (सोमात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tathā-vabhṛthaḥ (तथा-वभृथः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: so, and vabhṛtha (वभृथ). Read it from the end |
| somāt (सोमात्) | ablative singular | soma |
The phrases
tathā-vabhṛthaḥ (तथा-वभृथः) is a compound: so, and vabhṛtha (वभृथ). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
somāt (सोमात्) is soma. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tathā-vabhṛthaḥ (तथा-वभृथः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tathā-vabhṛthaḥ (तथा-वभृथः) and somāt (सोमात्).