9.4.40
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.4.40
रसप्रतिषेधो वा पुरुषधर्मत्वात्
rasapratiṣedho vā puruṣadharmatvāt
The line
A compound: taste, and a denial or, because of a compound: the person, dharma, a property, and the state of being that.
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. vrata-dharmāt (व्रत-धर्मात्) from 9.4.39 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: rasa-pratiṣedhaḥ (रस-प्रतिषेधः) + vā (वा) + puruṣa-dharma-tvāt (पुरुष-धर्म-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| rasa-pratiṣedhaḥ (रस-प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: taste, and a denial. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| puruṣa-dharma-tvāt (पुरुष-धर्म-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the person, dharma, a property, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
rasa-pratiṣedhaḥ (रस-प्रतिषेधः) is a compound: taste, and a denial. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it rasapratiṣedho (रसप्रतिषेधो). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
puruṣa-dharma-tvāt (पुरुष-धर्म-त्वात्) is a compound: the person, dharma, a property, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
puruṣa-dharma-tvāt (पुरुष-धर्म-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it rasapratiṣedho (रसप्रतिषेधो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss rasa-pratiṣedhaḥ (रस-प्रतिषेधः) and puruṣa-dharma-tvāt (पुरुष-धर्म-त्वात्).