6.1.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.9
चोदितत्वाद् यथाश्रुति
coditatvād yathāśruti
The line
Because of coditatva (चोदितत्व), in a compound: as, and heard.
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 line is short. jātiṃ (जातिं) from 6.1.8 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: coditatvād (चोदितत्वाद्) + yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| coditatvād (चोदितत्वाद्) | ablative singular | coditatva (चोदितत्व) |
| yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: as, and heard. Read it from the end |
The phrases
coditatvād (चोदितत्वाद्) is coditatva (चोदितत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति) is a compound: as, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss coditatvād (चोदितत्वाद्) and yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति).