6.1.40
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.40
अनित्यत्वात् तु नैवं स्यादर्थाद् धि द्रव्यसंयोगः
anityatvāt tu naivaṃ syād arthād dhi dravyasaṃyogaḥ
The line
Because of a compound: not eternal, and the state of being that but, not thus, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of from the meaning, from the thing, in a thought, a compound: a substance, and conjunction.
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: anitya-tvāt (अनित्य-त्वात्) + tu (तु) + na (न) + evaṃ (एवं) + syād (स्याद्) + arthāt (अर्थात्) + dhi (धि) + dravya-saṃyogaḥ (द्रव्य-संयोगः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anitya-tvāt (अनित्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: not eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| arthāt (अर्थात्) | ablative singular | from the meaning, from the thing |
| dhi (धि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a thought |
| dravya-saṃyogaḥ (द्रव्य-संयोगः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a substance, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
anitya-tvāt (अनित्य-त्वात्) is a compound: not eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as naivaṃ (नैवं).
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. arthāt (अर्थात्) is from the meaning, from the thing. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it arthād (अर्थाद्). dhi (धि) is a thought. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. dravya-saṃyogaḥ (द्रव्य-संयोगः) is a compound: a substance, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-saṃyogaḥ (द्रव्य-संयोगः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as naivaṃ (नैवं). The line writes it arthād (अर्थाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anitya-tvāt (अनित्य-त्वात्) and syād (स्याद्).