9.3.8
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.3.8
नियमो वोभयभागित्वात्
niyamo vobhayabhāgitvāt
The line
A restriction, because of vobhayabhāgitva (वोभयभागित्व).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. Ūha (ऊह): adapting mantras and details when they are transferred. The line is short. liṅgaṃ (लिङ्गं) from 9.3.7 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: niyamaḥ (नियमः) + vobhayabhāgitvāt (वोभयभागित्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| niyamaḥ (नियमः) | nominative singular, masculine | a restriction |
| vobhayabhāgitvāt (वोभयभागित्वात्) | ablative singular | vobhayabhāgitva (वोभयभागित्व) |
The phrases
niyamaḥ (नियमः) is a restriction. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it niyamo.
vobhayabhāgitvāt (वोभयभागित्वात्) is vobhayabhāgitva (वोभयभागित्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vobhayabhāgitvāt (वोभयभागित्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it niyamo.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss niyamaḥ (नियमः) and vobhayabhāgitvāt (वोभयभागित्वात्).