7.3.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.3.23
प्रथमोत्तमयोः प्रणयनमुत्तरवेदिप्रतिषेधात्
prathamottamayoḥ praṇayanamuttaravedipratiṣedhāt
The line
Of prathamottama (प्रथमोत्तम), because of a compound: praṇa (प्रण), yana (यन), mutta (मुत्त), ravedi (रवेदि), and a denial.
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. parisaṅkhyarthaṃ (परिसङ्ख्यर्थं) from 7.3.22 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prathamottamayoḥ (प्रथमोत्तमयोः) + praṇa-yana-mutta-ravedi-pratiṣedhāt (प्रण-यन-मुत्त-रवेदि-प्रतिषेधात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prathamottamayoḥ (प्रथमोत्तमयोः) | genitive or locative dual | prathamottama (प्रथमोत्तम) |
| praṇa-yana-mutta-ravedi-pratiṣedhāt (प्रण-यन-मुत्त-रवेदि-प्रतिषेधात्) | ablative singular | a compound: praṇa (प्रण), yana (यन), mutta (मुत्त), ravedi (रवेदि), and a denial. Read it from the end |
The phrases
prathamottamayoḥ (प्रथमोत्तमयोः) is prathamottama (प्रथमोत्तम). It stands as genitive or locative dual.
praṇa-yana-mutta-ravedi-pratiṣedhāt (प्रण-यन-मुत्त-रवेदि-प्रतिषेधात्) is a compound: praṇa (प्रण), yana (यन), mutta (मुत्त), ravedi (रवेदि), and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
praṇa-yana-mutta-ravedi-pratiṣedhāt (प्रण-यन-मुत्त-रवेदि-प्रतिषेधात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prathamottamayoḥ (प्रथमोत्तमयोः) and praṇa-yana-mutta-ravedi-pratiṣedhāt (प्रण-यन-मुत्त-रवेदि-प्रतिषेधात्).