8.2.26
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.2.26
द्विरात्रादीनामेकादशरात्रादहीनत्वं यजतिचोदनात्
dvirātrādīnām ekādaśarātrād ahīnatvaṃ yajaticodanāt
The line
A compound: dvirā (द्विरा), trādī (त्रादी), and by name, indeed, because of ekādaśarātra (एकादशरात्र), ahīnatva (अहीनत्व), because of yajaticodana (यजतिचोदन).
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: dvirā-trādī-nāma (द्विरा-त्रादी-नाम) + ekādaśarātrād (एकादशरात्राद्) + ahīnatvaṃ (अहीनत्वं) + yajaticodanāt (यजतिचोदनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dvirā-trādī-nāma (द्विरा-त्रादी-नाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: dvirā (द्विरा), trādī (त्रादी), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end |
| ekādaśarātrād (एकादशरात्राद्) | ablative singular | ekādaśarātra (एकादशरात्र) |
| ahīnatvaṃ (अहीनत्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | ahīnatva (अहीनत्व) |
| yajaticodanāt (यजतिचोदनात्) | ablative singular | yajaticodana (यजतिचोदन) |
The phrases
dvirā-trādī-nāma (द्विरा-त्रादी-नाम) is a compound: dvirā (द्विरा), trādī (त्रादी), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. ekādaśarātrād (एकादशरात्राद्) is ekādaśarātra (एकादशरात्र). It stands as ablative singular.
ahīnatvaṃ (अहीनत्वं) is ahīnatva (अहीनत्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yajaticodanāt (यजतिचोदनात्) is yajaticodana (यजतिचोदन). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dvirā-trādī-nāma (द्विरा-त्रादी-नाम) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dvirā-trādī-nāma (द्विरा-त्रादी-नाम) and ekādaśarātrād (एकादशरात्राद्).