6.1.16
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.16
स्ववत्तामपि दर्शयति
svavattām api darśayati
The line
Of svavatta (स्ववत्त) even, shows.
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 line is short. krayasya (क्रयस्य) from 6.1.15 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: svavattām (स्ववत्ताम्) + api (अपि) + darśayati (दर्शयति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svavattām (स्ववत्ताम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | svavatta (स्ववत्त) |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| darśayati (दर्शयति) | present, third person singular | shows |
The phrases
svavattām (स्ववत्ताम्) is svavatta (स्ववत्त). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable.
darśayati (दर्शयति) is shows. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
svavattām (स्ववत्ताम्) is genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svavattām (स्ववत्ताम्) and darśayati (दर्शयति).