8.4.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.4.1
दर्विहोमो यज्ञाभिधानं होमसंयोगात्
darvihomo yajñābhidhānaṃ homasaṃyogāt
The line
darvihoma (दर्विहोम), a compound: a sacrifice, and a naming, because of a compound: homa (होम), and conjunction.
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: darvihomo (दर्विहोमो) + yajña-abhidhānaṃ (यज्ञ-अभिधानं) + homa-saṃyogāt (होम-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| darvihomo (दर्विहोमो) | nominative singular, masculine | darvihoma (दर्विहोम) |
| yajña-abhidhānaṃ (यज्ञ-अभिधानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a sacrifice, and a naming. Read it from the end |
| homa-saṃyogāt (होम-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: homa (होम), and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
darvihomo (दर्विहोमो) is darvihoma (दर्विहोम). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. yajña-abhidhānaṃ (यज्ञ-अभिधानं) is a compound: a sacrifice, and a naming. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
homa-saṃyogāt (होम-संयोगात्) is a compound: homa (होम), and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
yajña-abhidhānaṃ (यज्ञ-अभिधानं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss darvihomo (दर्विहोमो) and yajña-abhidhānaṃ (यज्ञ-अभिधानं).