8.2.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.2.6
प्रशंसा सोमशब्दः
praśaṃsā somaśabdaḥ
The line
praśaṃsa (प्रशंस), a compound: soma, and a word.
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 line is short. haviṣā (हविषा) from 8.2.5 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: praśaṃsā (प्रशंसा) + soma-śabdaḥ (सोम-शब्दः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| praśaṃsā (प्रशंसा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | praśaṃsa (प्रशंस) |
| soma-śabdaḥ (सोम-शब्दः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: soma, and a word. Read it from the end |
The phrases
praśaṃsā (प्रशंसा) is praśaṃsa (प्रशंस). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
soma-śabdaḥ (सोम-शब्दः) is a compound: soma, and a word. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
soma-śabdaḥ (सोम-शब्दः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss praśaṃsā (प्रशंसा) and soma-śabdaḥ (सोम-शब्दः).