7.3.7
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.3.7
षडहाद् वा तत्र हि चोदना
ṣaḍahād vā tatra hi codanā
The line
Because of ṣaḍaha (षडह) or, there. A Vedic command.
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: ṣaḍahād (षडहाद्) + vā (वा) + tatra (तत्र) + hi (हि) + codanā (चोदना)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ṣaḍahād (षडहाद्) | ablative singular | ṣaḍaha (षडह) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| codanā (चोदना) | nominative singular, feminine | a Vedic command |
The phrases
ṣaḍahād (षडहाद्) is ṣaḍaha (षडह). It stands as ablative singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable.
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. codanā (चोदना) is a Vedic command. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
ṣaḍahād (षडहाद्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ṣaḍahād (षडहाद्) and tatra (तत्र).
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