6.1.35
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.35
संस्कारस्य तदर्थत्वाद् विद्यायां पुरुषश्रुतिः
saṃskārasya tadarthatvād vidyāyāṃ puruṣaśrutiḥ
The line
Of a compounded thing, because of because it is for the sake of that, a compound: knowing, and yāṃa (यांअ), a compound: the person, and heard.
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: saṃskārasya (संस्कारस्य) + tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) + vidyā-yāṃa (विद्या-यांअ) + puruṣa-śrutiḥ (पुरुष-श्रुतिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃskārasya (संस्कारस्य) | genitive singular | a compounded thing |
| tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for the sake of that |
| vidyā-yāṃa (विद्या-यांअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: knowing, and yāṃa (यांअ). Read it from the end |
| puruṣa-śrutiḥ (पुरुष-श्रुतिः) | nominative singular | a compound: the person, and heard. Read it from the end |
The phrases
saṃskārasya (संस्कारस्य) is a compounded thing. It stands as genitive singular. tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) is because it is for the sake of that. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tadarthatvād (तदर्थत्वाद्).
vidyā-yāṃa (विद्या-यांअ) is a compound: knowing, and yāṃa (यांअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. puruṣa-śrutiḥ (पुरुष-श्रुतिः) is a compound: the person, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
puruṣa-śrutiḥ (पुरुष-श्रुतिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tadarthatvād (तदर्थत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃskārasya (संस्कारस्य) and tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्).
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