6.1.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.12
तादर्थ्यात् कर्म तादर्थ्यम्
tādarthyāt karma tādarthyam
The line
Because of because it is for that, an action, being for that.
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: tādarthyāt (तादर्थ्यात्) + karma (कर्म) + tādarthyam (तादर्थ्यम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tādarthyāt (तादर्थ्यात्) | ablative singular | because it is for that |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| tādarthyam (तादर्थ्यम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | being for that |
The phrases
tādarthyāt (तादर्थ्यात्) is because it is for that. It stands as ablative singular. karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
tādarthyam (तादर्थ्यम्) is being for that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
tādarthyāt (तादर्थ्यात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tādarthyāt (तादर्थ्यात्) and karma (कर्म).
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