8.1.35
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.1.35
हिरण्यमाज्यधर्मस् तेजस्त्वात्
hiraṇyam ājyadharmas tejastvāt
The line
hiraṇya (हिरण्य), a compound: clarified butter, and dharma, a property, because of a compound: fire, and the state of being that.
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: hiraṇyam (हिरण्यम्) + ājya-dharmaḥ (आज्य-धर्मः) + tejas-tvāt (तेजस्-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| hiraṇyam (हिरण्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | hiraṇya (हिरण्य) |
| ājya-dharmaḥ (आज्य-धर्मः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: clarified butter, and dharma, a property. Read it from the end |
| tejas-tvāt (तेजस्-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: fire, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
hiraṇyam (हिरण्यम्) is hiraṇya (हिरण्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ājya-dharmaḥ (आज्य-धर्मः) is a compound: clarified butter, and dharma, a property. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it ājyadharmas (आज्यधर्म).
tejas-tvāt (तेजस्-त्वात्) is a compound: fire, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ājya-dharmaḥ (आज्य-धर्मः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it ājyadharmas (आज्यधर्म).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss hiraṇyam (हिरण्यम्) and ājya-dharmaḥ (आज्य-धर्मः).