8.2.15
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.2.15
दध्नः स्यान् मूर्तिसामान्यात्
dadhnaḥ syān mūrtisāmānyāt
The line
dadhna (दध्न), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n, because of a compound: mūrti (मूर्ति), and a common case.
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: dadhnaḥ (दध्नः) + syān (स्यान्) + mūrti-sāmānyāt (मूर्ति-सामान्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dadhnaḥ (दध्नः) | nominative singular, masculine | dadhna (दध्न) |
| syān (स्यान्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n |
| mūrti-sāmānyāt (मूर्ति-सामान्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: mūrti (मूर्ति), and a common case. Read it from the end |
The phrases
dadhnaḥ (दध्नः) is dadhna (दध्न). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syān (स्यान्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n. It stands as optative, third person singular.
mūrti-sāmānyāt (मूर्ति-सामान्यात्) is a compound: mūrti (मूर्ति), and a common case. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
mūrti-sāmānyāt (मूर्ति-सामान्यात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dadhnaḥ (दध्नः) and syān (स्यान्).
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