6.1.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.1
द्रव्याणां कर्मसंयोगे गुणत्वेनाभिसम्बन्धः
dravyāṇāṃ karmasaṃyoge guṇatvenābhisambandhaḥ
The line
Of a substance, in a compound: action, and conjunction, a compound: a quality, tvenābhi (त्वेनाभि), and a connection.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 6. Who may perform. Eligibility, and the way substances are tied to an act. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: dravyāṇāṃ (द्रव्याणां) + karma-saṃyoge (कर्म-संयोगे) + guṇa-tvenābhi-sambandhaḥ (गुण-त्वेनाभि-सम्बन्धः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dravyāṇāṃ (द्रव्याणां) | genitive plural | a substance |
| karma-saṃyoge (कर्म-संयोगे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: action, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| guṇa-tvenābhi-sambandhaḥ (गुण-त्वेनाभि-सम्बन्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a quality, tvenābhi (त्वेनाभि), and a connection. Read it from the end |
The phrases
dravyāṇāṃ (द्रव्याणां) is a substance. It stands as genitive plural. karma-saṃyoge (कर्म-संयोगे) is a compound: action, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
guṇa-tvenābhi-sambandhaḥ (गुण-त्वेनाभि-सम्बन्धः) is a compound: a quality, tvenābhi (त्वेनाभि), and a connection. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-tvenābhi-sambandhaḥ (गुण-त्वेनाभि-सम्बन्धः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dravyāṇāṃ (द्रव्याणां) and karma-saṃyoge (कर्म-संयोगे).
Next
6.1.2. asādhaka (असाधक) but, because of because it is for that.