6.1.26
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.26
निर्देशाद् वा त्रयाणां स्यादग्न्याधेयेऽसम्बन्धः क्रतुषु ब्राह्मणश्रुतेरित्यात्रेयः
nirdeśād vā trayāṇāṃ syād agnyādheye 'sambandhaḥ kratuṣu brāhmaṇaśruter ity ātreyaḥ
The line
Because of a statement of what the rule is or, of traya (त्रय), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, in a compound: fire, and ādheya (आधेय), asambandha (असम्बन्ध), in a rite, of a compound: a brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण) passage, and heard thus, ātreya (आत्रेय).
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: nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) + vā (वा) + trayāṇāṃ (त्रयाणां) + syād (स्याद्) + agni-ādheye (अग्नि-आधेये) + asambandhaḥ (असम्बन्धः) + kratuṣu (क्रतुषु) + brāhmaṇa-śruteḥ (ब्राह्मण-श्रुतेः) + ity (इत्य्) + ātreyaḥ (आत्रेयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) | ablative singular | a statement of what the rule is |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| trayāṇāṃ (त्रयाणां) | genitive plural | traya (त्रय) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| agni-ādheye (अग्नि-आधेये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: fire, and ādheya (आधेय). Read it from the end |
| asambandhaḥ (असम्बन्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | asambandha (असम्बन्ध) |
| kratuṣu (क्रतुषु) | locative plural | a rite |
| brāhmaṇa-śruteḥ (ब्राह्मण-श्रुतेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: a brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण) passage, and heard. Read it from the end |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| ātreyaḥ (आत्रेयः) | nominative singular, masculine | ātreya (आत्रेय) |
The phrases
nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) is a statement of what the rule is. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it nirdeśād (निर्देशाद्). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. trayāṇāṃ (त्रयाणां) is traya (त्रय). It stands as genitive plural. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. agni-ādheye (अग्नि-आधेये) is a compound: fire, and ādheya (आधेय). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
asambandhaḥ (असम्बन्धः) is asambandha (असम्बन्ध). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. kratuṣu (क्रतुषु) is a rite. It stands as locative plural. brāhmaṇa-śruteḥ (ब्राह्मण-श्रुतेः) is a compound: a brāhmaṇa (ब्राह्मण) passage, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it brāhmaṇaśruter (ब्राह्मणश्रुतेर्). ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. ātreyaḥ (आत्रेयः) is ātreya (आत्रेय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
brāhmaṇa-śruteḥ (ब्राह्मण-श्रुतेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it nirdeśād (निर्देशाद्). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line writes it brāhmaṇaśruter (ब्राह्मणश्रुतेर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) and trayāṇāṃ (त्रयाणां).