8.4.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 8 / 8.4.14
उत्तरार्थस् तु स्वाहाकारो यथा साप्तदश्यं तत्राविप्रतिषिद्धा पुनः प्रवृत्तिर् लिङ्गदर्शनात् पशुवत्
uttarārthas tu svāhākāro yathā sāptadaśyaṃ tatrāvipratiṣiddhā punaḥ pravṛttir liṅgadarśanāt paśuvat
The line
A compound: the later, and a thing, a meaning but, svāhākāra (स्वाहाकार), as, sāptadaśya (साप्तदश्य), a compound: tatrāvi (तत्रावि), toward, against, and ṣiddha (षिद्ध), again, activity, because of because a mark is seen, a compound: an animal offering, and possessing.
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: uttara-arthaḥ (उत्तर-अर्थः) + tu (तु) + svāhākāro (स्वाहाकारो) + yathā (यथा) + sāptadaśyaṃ (साप्तदश्यं) + tatrāvi-prati-ṣiddhā (तत्रावि-प्रति-षिद्धा) + punaḥ (पुनः) + pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) + liṅgadarśanāt (लिङ्गदर्शनात्) + paśu-vat (पशु-वत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| uttara-arthaḥ (उत्तर-अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the later, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| svāhākāro (स्वाहाकारो) | nominative singular, masculine | svāhākāra (स्वाहाकार) |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| sāptadaśyaṃ (साप्तदश्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | sāptadaśya (साप्तदश्य) |
| tatrāvi-prati-ṣiddhā (तत्रावि-प्रति-षिद्धा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: tatrāvi (तत्रावि), toward, against, and ṣiddha (षिद्ध). Read it from the end |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) | nominative singular, feminine | activity |
| liṅgadarśanāt (लिङ्गदर्शनात्) | ablative singular | because a mark is seen |
| paśu-vat (पशु-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: an animal offering, and possessing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
uttara-arthaḥ (उत्तर-अर्थः) is a compound: the later, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it uttarārthas (उत्तरार्थ). tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. svāhākāro (स्वाहाकारो) is svāhākāra (स्वाहाकार). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. sāptadaśyaṃ (साप्तदश्यं) is sāptadaśya (साप्तदश्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
tatrāvi-prati-ṣiddhā (तत्रावि-प्रति-षिद्धा) is a compound: tatrāvi (तत्रावि), toward, against, and ṣiddha (षिद्ध). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) is activity. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. The line writes it pravṛttir (प्रवृत्तिर्). liṅgadarśanāt (लिङ्गदर्शनात्) is because a mark is seen. It stands as ablative singular. paśu-vat (पशु-वत्) is a compound: an animal offering, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
tatrāvi-prati-ṣiddhā (तत्रावि-प्रति-षिद्धा) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it uttarārthas (उत्तरार्थ). The line writes it pravṛttir (प्रवृत्तिर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss uttara-arthaḥ (उत्तर-अर्थः) and svāhākāro (स्वाहाकारो).