[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana) › [Exegesis of the Vedic ritual (Pūrvamīmāṃsā)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa) › [Mīmāṃsāsūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.mimamsasutra) › [Jaiminiyanyayamala](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.mimamsasutra!nyayamala) › 42.2.28-2.p2 # Mimamsasutra 42.2.28-2.p2 Jaiminīyanyāyamālā 42.2.28-2.p2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [42.2.28-2.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.mimamsasutra!nyayamala.42.2.28-2.p2) maivam| sarvatra caturthyāṃ rsaḍhḍhatena vā devatā nirdiśyante| tadyethā- ’yadagnaye sāyaṃ juhuyāt’ ’āgneyo'ṣṭākapālaḥ’ iti| na ca- atra samidādiṣu caturthīrtaḍhḍhatau vidyete| tādarthyapratītau devatā bhavati| na ca- dvitīyayā tādarthyaṃ pratīyate, kiṃtu- īpsitatamatvam| tacca karmanāmatva upapadyate| ’agnihotraṃ juhoti’ ityādau > Not so. Everywhere deities are designated by the dative case or by a secondary derivative suffix, as in: “If one should offer to Agni in the evening,” “The eight-potsherd cake sacred to Agni.” And here in samidh and the others, neither the dative nor a secondary derivative suffix is found. A deity arises when there is cognition of \[the entity\] being that for the sake of which \[the sacrifice is made\]. And that being the purpose is not apprehended through the accusative; rather, it denotes the most desired object. And that is tenable if it is a name of an action, because that is seen in “He offers the Agnihotra” and the like. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 42.2.28-2.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.mimamsasutra!nyayamala.42.2.28-2.p1) - [Next: 42.2.28-3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.mimamsasutra!nyayamala.42.2.28-3) - [Up: 42.2.28-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.mimamsasutra!nyayamala.42.2.28-2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.mimamsasutra!nyayamala~en-mt.42.2.28-2.p2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Mīmāṃsāsūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.mimamsasutra.9.2.60) — Jaimini, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.mimamsasutra!nyayamala.42.2.28-2.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.mimamsasutra!nyayamala.42.2.28-2.p2) · Pramāṇa