6.1.44
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.44
वचनाद् रथकारस्याधानेऽस्य सर्वशेषत्वात्
vacanād rathakārasyādhāne 'sya sarvaśeṣatvāt
The line
Because of because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound, in rathakārasyādhāna (रथकारस्याधान), of of this, because of a compound: all, the rest, what remains over, 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: vacanād (वचनाद्) + rathakārasyādhāne (रथकारस्याधाने) + asya (अस्य) + sarva-śeṣa-tvāt (सर्व-शेष-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vacanād (वचनाद्) | ablative singular | because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound |
| rathakārasyādhāne (रथकारस्याधाने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | rathakārasyādhāna (रथकारस्याधान) |
| asya (अस्य) | genitive singular | of this |
| sarva-śeṣa-tvāt (सर्व-शेष-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: all, the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vacanād (वचनाद्) is because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative singular. rathakārasyādhāne (रथकारस्याधाने) is rathakārasyādhāna (रथकारस्याधान). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
asya (अस्य) is of this. It stands as genitive singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. sarva-śeṣa-tvāt (सर्व-शेष-त्वात्) is a compound: all, the rest, what remains over, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vacanād (वचनाद्) and rathakārasyādhāne (रथकारस्याधाने).