4.4.28
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.4.28
भक्त्या निष्क्रयवादः स्यात्
bhaktyā niṣkrayavādaḥ syāt
The line
By means of by devotion, a compound: niṣkraya (निष्क्रय), and honest debate, it would be, let it be granted.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. What is for the rite, and what is for the person. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: bhaktyā (भक्त्या) + niṣkraya-vādaḥ (निष्क्रय-वादः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhaktyā (भक्त्या) | instrumental singular, feminine | by devotion |
| niṣkraya-vādaḥ (निष्क्रय-वादः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: niṣkraya (निष्क्रय), and honest debate. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
bhaktyā (भक्त्या) is by devotion. It stands as instrumental singular, feminine. niṣkraya-vādaḥ (निष्क्रय-वादः) is a compound: niṣkraya (निष्क्रय), and honest debate. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
niṣkraya-vādaḥ (निष्क्रय-वादः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhaktyā (भक्त्या) and niṣkraya-vādaḥ (निष्क्रय-वादः).