8.3.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.3.1
हविर्गणे परमुत्तरस्य देशसामान्यात्
havirgaṇe paramuttarasya deśasāmānyāt
The line
In havirgaṇa (हविर्गण), of a compound: another, the higher, and muttara (मुत्तर), because of a compound: a place, 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: havirgaṇe (हविर्गणे) + para-muttarasya (पर-मुत्तरस्य) + deśa-sāmānyāt (देश-सामान्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| havirgaṇe (हविर्गणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | havirgaṇa (हविर्गण) |
| para-muttarasya (पर-मुत्तरस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: another, the higher, and muttara (मुत्तर). Read it from the end |
| deśa-sāmānyāt (देश-सामान्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a place, and a common case. Read it from the end |
The phrases
havirgaṇe (हविर्गणे) is havirgaṇa (हविर्गण). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. para-muttarasya (पर-मुत्तरस्य) is a compound: another, the higher, and muttara (मुत्तर). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular.
deśa-sāmānyāt (देश-सामान्यात्) is a compound: a place, and a common case. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
para-muttarasya (पर-मुत्तरस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss havirgaṇe (हविर्गणे) and para-muttarasya (पर-मुत्तरस्य).