6.1.17
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.17
स्ववतोस् तु वचनादैककर्म्यं स्यात्
svavatos tu vacanād aikakarmyaṃ syāt
The line
Of a compound: one's own, and possessing but, because of because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound, being one and the same act, it would be, let it be granted.
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: sva-vat-oḥ (स्व-वत्-ओः) + tu (तु) + vacanād (वचनाद्) + aikakarmyaṃ (ऐककर्म्यं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sva-vat-oḥ (स्व-वत्-ओः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: one's own, and possessing. Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| vacanād (वचनाद्) | ablative singular | because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound |
| aikakarmyaṃ (ऐककर्म्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | being one and the same act |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
sva-vat-oḥ (स्व-वत्-ओः) is a compound: one's own, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it svavatos. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. vacanād (वचनाद्) is because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative singular.
aikakarmyaṃ (ऐककर्म्यं) is being one and the same act. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
aikakarmyaṃ (ऐककर्म्यं) is nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it svavatos.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sva-vat-oḥ (स्व-वत्-ओः) and vacanād (वचनाद्).
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