6.1.39
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.39
त्रयाणां द्रव्यसम्पन्नः कर्मणी द्रव्यसिद्धत्वात्
trayāṇāṃ dravyasampannaḥ karmaṇī dravyasiddhatvāt
The line
Of traya (त्रय), a compound: a substance, and sampanna (सम्पन्न), karmaṇa (कर्मण), because of a compound: a substance, established, and the state of being that.
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: trayāṇāṃ (त्रयाणां) + dravya-sampannaḥ (द्रव्य-सम्पन्नः) + karmaṇī (कर्मणी) + dravya-siddha-tvāt (द्रव्य-सिद्ध-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| trayāṇāṃ (त्रयाणां) | genitive plural | traya (त्रय) |
| dravya-sampannaḥ (द्रव्य-सम्पन्नः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a substance, and sampanna (सम्पन्न). Read it from the end |
| karmaṇī (कर्मणी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | karmaṇa (कर्मण) |
| dravya-siddha-tvāt (द्रव्य-सिद्ध-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a substance, established, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
trayāṇāṃ (त्रयाणां) is traya (त्रय). It stands as genitive plural. dravya-sampannaḥ (द्रव्य-सम्पन्नः) is a compound: a substance, and sampanna (सम्पन्न). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
karmaṇī (कर्मणी) is karmaṇa (कर्मण). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. dravya-siddha-tvāt (द्रव्य-सिद्ध-त्वात्) is a compound: a substance, established, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-siddha-tvāt (द्रव्य-सिद्ध-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss trayāṇāṃ (त्रयाणां) and dravya-sampannaḥ (द्रव्य-सम्पन्नः).