6.1.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.23
गुणस्य तु विधानत्वात् पत्न्या द्वितीयशब्दः स्यात्
guṇasya tu vidhānatvāt patnyā dvitīyaśabdaḥ syāt
The line
Of a quality but, because of a compound: a rule, and the state of being that, patnya (पत्न्य), a compound: dvitīya (द्वितीय), and a word, 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: guṇasya (गुणस्य) + tu (तु) + vidhāna-tvāt (विधान-त्वात्) + patnyā (पत्न्या) + dvitīya-śabdaḥ (द्वितीय-शब्दः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇasya (गुणस्य) | genitive singular | a quality |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| vidhāna-tvāt (विधान-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a rule, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| patnyā (पत्न्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | patnya (पत्न्य) |
| dvitīya-śabdaḥ (द्वितीय-शब्दः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: dvitīya (द्वितीय), and a word. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
guṇasya (गुणस्य) is a quality. It stands as genitive singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. vidhāna-tvāt (विधान-त्वात्) is a compound: a rule, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
patnyā (पत्न्या) is patnya (पत्न्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. dvitīya-śabdaḥ (द्वितीय-शब्दः) is a compound: dvitīya (द्वितीय), and a word. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dvitīya-śabdaḥ (द्वितीय-शब्दः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇasya (गुणस्य) and vidhāna-tvāt (विधान-त्वात्).