5.1.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.12
नासमवायात्
nāsamavāyāt
The line
Not because of because of inherence.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 5. Order. Sequence is fixed by the order of the words, and by other rules when the words do not decide. The line is short. kratu-antara-vada (क्रतु-अन्तर-वद) from 5.1.11 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: nā (ना) + samavāyāt (समवायात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nā (ना) | indeclinable | not |
| samavāyāt (समवायात्) | ablative singular | because of inherence |
The phrases
nā (ना) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
samavāyāt (समवायात्) is because of inherence. It stands as ablative singular. The line joins them as nāsamavāyāt (नासमवायात्).
Sanskrit in this line
samavāyāt (समवायात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as nāsamavāyāt (नासमवायात्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss samavāyāt (समवायात्).