5.3.33
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.33
न वासम्बन्धात्
na vāsambandhāt
The line
Not because of a compound: or, and a connection.
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. aṅga-vat (अङ्ग-वत्) from 5.3.32 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: na (न) + vā-sambandhāt (वा-सम्बन्धात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vā-sambandhāt (वा-सम्बन्धात्) | ablative singular | a compound: or, and a connection. Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
vā-sambandhāt (वा-सम्बन्धात्) is a compound: or, and a connection. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vā-sambandhāt (वा-सम्बन्धात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vā-sambandhāt (वा-सम्बन्धात्).