6.1.29
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.29
निर्देशात् तु पक्षे स्यात्
nirdeśāt tu pakṣe syāt
The line
Because of a statement of what the rule is but, in a side, a thesis, 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: nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) + tu (तु) + pakṣe (पक्षे) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) | ablative singular | a statement of what the rule is |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| pakṣe (पक्षे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a side, a thesis |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) is a statement of what the rule is. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
pakṣe (पक्षे) is a side, a thesis. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) and pakṣe (पक्षे).