8.1.2
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.1.2
यस्य लिङ्गमर्थसंयोगादभिधानवत्
yasya liṅgam arthasaṃyogād abhidhānavat
The line
Of of whom, whose, a mark, because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, and conjunction, a compound: a naming, and possessing.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 8. Transfer by specific indications. The signs in a variant rite's own sentence say which model it borrows from. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: yasya (यस्य) + liṅgam (लिङ्गम्) + artha-saṃyogāt (अर्थ-संयोगात्) + abhidhāna-vat (अभिधान-वत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yasya (यस्य) | genitive singular | of whom, whose |
| liṅgam (लिङ्गम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a mark |
| artha-saṃyogāt (अर्थ-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| abhidhāna-vat (अभिधान-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a naming, and possessing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
yasya (यस्य) is of whom, whose. It stands as genitive singular. liṅgam (लिङ्गम्) is a mark. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
artha-saṃyogāt (अर्थ-संयोगात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it arthasaṃyogād (अर्थसंयोगाद्). abhidhāna-vat (अभिधान-वत्) is a compound: a naming, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-saṃyogāt (अर्थ-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it arthasaṃyogād (अर्थसंयोगाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yasya (यस्य) and liṅgam (लिङ्गम्).