6.1.51
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.51
रथपतिर् निषादः स्याच् छब्दसामर्थ्यात्
rathapatir niṣādaḥ syāc chabdasāmarthyāt
The line
rathapatir (रथपतिर्), niṣāda (निषाद), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c, because of a compound: chabda (छब्द), and capacity.
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: rathapatir (रथपतिर्) + niṣādaḥ (निषादः) + syāc (स्याच्) + chabda-sāmarthyāt (छब्द-सामर्थ्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| rathapatir (रथपतिर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| niṣādaḥ (निषादः) | nominative singular, masculine | niṣāda (निषाद) |
| syāc (स्याच्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c |
| chabda-sāmarthyāt (छब्द-सामर्थ्यात्) | ablative singular | a compound: chabda (छब्द), and capacity. Read it from the end |
The phrases
rathapatir (रथपतिर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. niṣādaḥ (निषादः) is niṣāda (निषाद). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
syāc (स्याच्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c. It stands as optative, third person singular. chabda-sāmarthyāt (छब्द-सामर्थ्यात्) is a compound: chabda (छब्द), and capacity. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
chabda-sāmarthyāt (छब्द-सामर्थ्यात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss rathapatir (रथपतिर्) and niṣādaḥ (निषादः).
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