3.3.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.31
स्यादनित्यत्वात्
syād anityatvāt
The line
It would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: not eternal, and the state of being that.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. Śeṣa (शेष), the subsidiary. How you tell what serves a rite and what the rite serves. The line is short. aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) from 3.3.30 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: syād (स्याद्) + anitya-tvāt (अनित्य-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| anitya-tvāt (अनित्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: not eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
anitya-tvāt (अनित्य-त्वात्) is a compound: not eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
anitya-tvāt (अनित्य-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss syād (स्याद्) and anitya-tvāt (अनित्य-त्वात्).