6.1.33
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.33
अपि वा वेदनिर्देशादपशूद्राणां प्रतीयेत
api vā vedanirdeśād apaśūdrāṇāṃ pratīyeta
The line
Even or, because of a compound: the Veda, and a statement of what the rule is, of apaśūdra (अपशूद्र), would be understood.
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: api (अपि) + vā (वा) + veda-nirdeśāt (वेद-निर्देशात्) + apaśūdrāṇāṃ (अपशूद्राणां) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| veda-nirdeśāt (वेद-निर्देशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the Veda, and a statement of what the rule is. Read it from the end |
| apaśūdrāṇāṃ (अपशूद्राणां) | genitive plural | apaśūdra (अपशूद्र) |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
The phrases
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. veda-nirdeśāt (वेद-निर्देशात्) is a compound: the Veda, and a statement of what the rule is. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vedanirdeśād (वेदनिर्देशाद्).
apaśūdrāṇāṃ (अपशूद्राणां) is apaśūdra (अपशूद्र). It stands as genitive plural. pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
veda-nirdeśāt (वेद-निर्देशात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vedanirdeśād (वेदनिर्देशाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss veda-nirdeśāt (वेद-निर्देशात्) and apaśūdrāṇāṃ (अपशूद्राणां).
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