6.1.8
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.8
जातिं तु बादरायणोऽविशेषात् तस्मात् स्त्र्यपि प्रतीयेत जात्यर्थस्याविशिष्टत्वात्
jātiṃ tu bādarāyaṇo 'viśeṣāt tasmāt stry api pratīyeta jātyarthasyāviśiṣṭatvāt
The line
A futile rejoinder but, Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण), because of because there is no difference, because of from that, stry (स्त्र्य्) even, would be understood, because of a compound: a futile rejoinder, a thing, a meaning, syāvi (स्यावि), and śiṣṭatva (शिष्टत्व).
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: jātiṃ (जातिं) + tu (तु) + bādarāyaṇo (बादरायणो) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) + tasmāt (तस्मात्) + stry (स्त्र्य्) + api (अपि) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) + jāti-artha-syāvi-śiṣṭatvāt (जाति-अर्थ-स्यावि-शिष्टत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jātiṃ (जातिं) | accusative singular | a futile rejoinder |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| bādarāyaṇo (बादरायणो) | nominative singular, masculine | Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण) |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular | from that |
| stry (स्त्र्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
| jāti-artha-syāvi-śiṣṭatvāt (जाति-अर्थ-स्यावि-शिष्टत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a futile rejoinder, a thing, a meaning, syāvi (स्यावि), and śiṣṭatva (शिष्टत्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
jātiṃ (जातिं) is a futile rejoinder. It stands as accusative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. bādarāyaṇo (बादरायणो) is Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. tasmāt (तस्मात्) is from that. It stands as ablative singular.
stry (स्त्र्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular. jāti-artha-syāvi-śiṣṭatvāt (जाति-अर्थ-स्यावि-शिष्टत्वात्) is a compound: a futile rejoinder, a thing, a meaning, syāvi (स्यावि), and śiṣṭatva (शिष्टत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
jāti-artha-syāvi-śiṣṭatvāt (जाति-अर्थ-स्यावि-शिष्टत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss jātiṃ (जातिं) and bādarāyaṇo (बादरायणो).
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