1.3.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 1 / 1.3.12
नासन्नियमात्
nāsanniyamāt
The line
No, because there is no rule that binds these manuals as Vedic text.
नेपालीमा
होइन, किनकि यी पुस्तिकालाई वैदिक पाठ भनी बाँध्ने नियम छैन।
Where it sits
na answers 1.3.11. prayogaśāstram (प्रयोगशास्त्रम्) is what is refused. asanniyamāt (असन्नियमात्) denies a restriction that would make the manual a Vedic composition.
Split: na (न) + asanniyamāt (असन्नियमात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | no |
| asanniyamāt (असन्नियमात्) | ablative singular, masculine | because there is no binding rule |
The phrases
No. There is no such binding. The manual is not a correct composition.
The reason Śabara (शबर) gives is the absence of accent. A Vedic line is accented. These lines are not.
Sanskrit in this line
nāsanniyamāt (नासन्नियमात्) is na plus asanniyamāt (असन्नियमात्). The pāṭha (पाठ) joins them in one string. The privative a belongs with sanniyama, a binding, and not with the na.
Say it back
Say no, and give the missing accent as the sign that the manual is not Vedic composition.