6.1.10
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.10
द्रव्यवत्त्वात् तु पुंसां स्याद् द्रव्यसंयुक्तं क्रयविक्रयाभ्यामद्रव्यत्वं स्त्रीणां द्रव्यैः समानयोगित्वात्
dravyavattvāt tu puṃsāṃ syād dravyasaṃyuktaṃ krayavikrayābhyām adravyatvaṃ strīṇāṃ dravyaiḥ samānayogitvāt
The line
Because of a compound: a substance, possessing, and the state of being that but, of puṃsa (पुंस), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: a substance, and saṃyukta (संयुक्त), by means of krayavikraya (क्रयविक्रय), adravyatva (अद्रव्यत्व), of stra (स्त्र), by means of a substance, because of a compound: the same, and yogitva (योगित्व).
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: dravya-vat-tvāt (द्रव्य-वत्-त्वात्) + tu (तु) + puṃsāṃ (पुंसां) + syād (स्याद्) + dravya-saṃyuktaṃ (द्रव्य-संयुक्तं) + krayavikrayābhyām (क्रयविक्रयाभ्याम्) + adravyatvaṃ (अद्रव्यत्वं) + strīṇāṃ (स्त्रीणां) + dravyaiḥ (द्रव्यैः) + samāna-yogitvāt (समान-योगित्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dravya-vat-tvāt (द्रव्य-वत्-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a substance, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| puṃsāṃ (पुंसां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | puṃsa (पुंस) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| dravya-saṃyuktaṃ (द्रव्य-संयुक्तं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a substance, and saṃyukta (संयुक्त). Read it from the end |
| krayavikrayābhyām (क्रयविक्रयाभ्याम्) | instrumental, dative, or ablative dual | krayavikraya (क्रयविक्रय) |
| adravyatvaṃ (अद्रव्यत्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | adravyatva (अद्रव्यत्व) |
| strīṇāṃ (स्त्रीणां) | genitive plural | stra (स्त्र) |
| dravyaiḥ (द्रव्यैः) | instrumental plural | a substance |
| samāna-yogitvāt (समान-योगित्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the same, and yogitva (योगित्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
dravya-vat-tvāt (द्रव्य-वत्-त्वात्) is a compound: a substance, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. puṃsāṃ (पुंसां) is puṃsa (पुंस). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. dravya-saṃyuktaṃ (द्रव्य-संयुक्तं) is a compound: a substance, and saṃyukta (संयुक्त). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
krayavikrayābhyām (क्रयविक्रयाभ्याम्) is krayavikraya (क्रयविक्रय). It stands as instrumental, dative, or ablative dual. adravyatvaṃ (अद्रव्यत्वं) is adravyatva (अद्रव्यत्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. strīṇāṃ (स्त्रीणां) is stra (स्त्र). It stands as genitive plural. dravyaiḥ (द्रव्यैः) is a substance. It stands as instrumental plural. samāna-yogitvāt (समान-योगित्वात्) is a compound: the same, and yogitva (योगित्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
krayavikrayābhyām (क्रयविक्रयाभ्याम्) is instrumental, dative, or ablative dual. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dravya-vat-tvāt (द्रव्य-वत्-त्वात्) and puṃsāṃ (पुंसां).