7.4.7
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.4.7
भागित्वात् तु नियम्येत गुणानामभिधानत्वात् सम्बन्धादभिधानवद् यथा धेनुः किशोरेण
bhāgitvāt tu niyamyeta guṇānām abhidhānatvāt sambandhād abhidhānavad yathā dhenuḥ kiśoreṇa
The line
Because of bhāgitva (भागित्व) but, would be restricted, of of the qualities, because of a compound: a naming, and the state of being that, because of a connection, a compound: a naming, and vada (वद), as, dhena (धेन), by means of kiśora (किशोर).
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: bhāgitvāt (भागित्वात्) + tu (तु) + niyamyeta (नियम्येत) + guṇānām (गुणानाम्) + abhidhāna-tvāt (अभिधान-त्वात्) + sambandhāt (सम्बन्धात्) + abhidhāna-vada (अभिधान-वद) + yathā (यथा) + dhenuḥ (धेनुः) + kiśoreṇa (किशोरेण)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhāgitvāt (भागित्वात्) | ablative singular | bhāgitva (भागित्व) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| niyamyeta (नियम्येत) | optative, third person singular | would be restricted |
| guṇānām (गुणानाम्) | genitive plural | of the qualities |
| abhidhāna-tvāt (अभिधान-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a naming, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| sambandhāt (सम्बन्धात्) | ablative singular | a connection |
| abhidhāna-vada (अभिधान-वद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a naming, and vada (वद). Read it from the end |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| dhenuḥ (धेनुः) | nominative singular | dhena (धेन) |
| kiśoreṇa (किशोरेण) | instrumental singular | kiśora (किशोर) |
The phrases
bhāgitvāt (भागित्वात्) is bhāgitva (भागित्व). It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. niyamyeta (नियम्येत) is would be restricted. It stands as optative, third person singular. guṇānām (गुणानाम्) is of the qualities. It stands as genitive plural. abhidhāna-tvāt (अभिधान-त्वात्) is a compound: a naming, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
sambandhāt (सम्बन्धात्) is a connection. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it sambandhād (सम्बन्धाद्). abhidhāna-vada (अभिधान-वद) is a compound: a naming, and vada (वद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. dhenuḥ (धेनुः) is dhena (धेन). It stands as nominative singular. kiśoreṇa (किशोरेण) is kiśora (किशोर). It stands as instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
abhidhāna-tvāt (अभिधान-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it sambandhād (सम्बन्धाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhāgitvāt (भागित्वात्) and niyamyeta (नियम्येत).