3.5.5
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.5.5
अशेषत्वात् तु नैवं स्यात् सर्वादानादशेषता
aśeṣatvāt tu naivaṃ syāt sarvādānād aśeṣatā
The line
Because of aśeṣatva (अशेषत्व) but, not thus, it would be, let it be granted, because of sarvādāna (सर्वादान), aśeṣata (अशेषत).
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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: aśeṣatvāt (अशेषत्वात्) + tu (तु) + na (न) + evaṃ (एवं) + syāt (स्यात्) + sarvādānād (सर्वादानाद्) + aśeṣatā (अशेषता)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aśeṣatvāt (अशेषत्वात्) | ablative singular | aśeṣatva (अशेषत्व) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| sarvādānād (सर्वादानाद्) | ablative singular | sarvādāna (सर्वादान) |
| aśeṣatā (अशेषता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | aśeṣata (अशेषत) |
The phrases
aśeṣatvāt (अशेषत्वात्) is aśeṣatva (अशेषत्व). It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as naivaṃ (नैवं).
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. sarvādānād (सर्वादानाद्) is sarvādāna (सर्वादान). It stands as ablative singular. aśeṣatā (अशेषता) is aśeṣata (अशेषत). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarvādānād (सर्वादानाद्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as naivaṃ (नैवं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aśeṣatvāt (अशेषत्वात्) and syāt (स्यात्).
Next
3.5.6. sādhāraṇya (साधारण्य), not of dhruvāya (ध्रुवाय), it would be, let it be granted.