6.1.24
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.24
तस्या यावदुक्तमाशीर् ब्रह्मचर्यमतुल्यत्वात्
tasyā yāvaduktam āśīr brahmacaryam atulyatvāt
The line
tasya (तस्य), as far as. yāvat (यावत्) before a voiced sound, what has been said, āśīr (आशीर्), brahmacarya (ब्रह्मचर्य), because of atulyatva (अतुल्यत्व).
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: tasyā (तस्या) + yāvad (यावद्) + uktam (उक्तम्) + āśīr (आशीर्) + brahmacaryam (ब्रह्मचर्यम्) + atulyatvāt (अतुल्यत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasyā (तस्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | tasya (तस्य) |
| yāvad (यावद्) | indeclinable | as far as. yāvat (यावत्) before a voiced sound |
| uktam (उक्तम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what has been said |
| āśīr (आशीर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| brahmacaryam (ब्रह्मचर्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | brahmacarya (ब्रह्मचर्य) |
| atulyatvāt (अतुल्यत्वात्) | ablative singular | atulyatva (अतुल्यत्व) |
The phrases
tasyā (तस्या) is tasya (तस्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. yāvad (यावद्) is as far as. yāvat (यावत्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. uktam (उक्तम्) is what has been said. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The line joins them as yāvaduktam (यावदुक्तम्).
āśīr (आशीर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. brahmacaryam (ब्रह्मचर्यम्) is brahmacarya (ब्रह्मचर्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. atulyatvāt (अतुल्यत्वात्) is atulyatva (अतुल्यत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
brahmacaryam (ब्रह्मचर्यम्) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as yāvaduktam (यावदुक्तम्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tasyā (तस्या) and yāvad (यावद्).
Next
6.1.25. cāturvarṇya (चातुर्वर्ण्य), because of because there is no difference.