6.1.25
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.25
चातुर्वर्ण्यमविशेषात्
cāturvarṇyam aviśeṣāt
The line
cāturvarṇya (चातुर्वर्ण्य), because of because there is no difference.
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. tasyā (तस्या) from 6.1.24 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: cāturvarṇyam (चातुर्वर्ण्यम्) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| cāturvarṇyam (चातुर्वर्ण्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | cāturvarṇya (चातुर्वर्ण्य) |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
The phrases
cāturvarṇyam (चातुर्वर्ण्यम्) is cāturvarṇya (चातुर्वर्ण्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
cāturvarṇyam (चातुर्वर्ण्यम्) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss cāturvarṇyam (चातुर्वर्ण्यम्) and aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्).