9.1.25
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.25
तद्देशानां वा संघातस्य चोदितत्वात्
taddeśānāṃ vā saṃghātasya coditatvāt
The line
Of a compound: that, and a place or, of saṃghāta (संघात), because of coditatva (चोदितत्व).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. Ūha (ऊह): adapting mantras and details when they are transferred. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: tat-deśānāṃ (तत्-देशानां) + vā (वा) + saṃghātasya (संघातस्य) + coditatvāt (चोदितत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tat-deśānāṃ (तत्-देशानां) | genitive plural | a compound: that, and a place. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| saṃghātasya (संघातस्य) | genitive singular | saṃghāta (संघात) |
| coditatvāt (चोदितत्वात्) | ablative singular | coditatva (चोदितत्व) |
The phrases
tat-deśānāṃ (तत्-देशानां) is a compound: that, and a place. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
saṃghātasya (संघातस्य) is saṃghāta (संघात). It stands as genitive singular. coditatvāt (चोदितत्वात्) is coditatva (चोदितत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tat-deśānāṃ (तत्-देशानां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tat-deśānāṃ (तत्-देशानां) and saṃghātasya (संघातस्य).