6.2.10
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.10
न नित्यत्वात्
na nityatvāt
The line
Not because of a compound: eternal, 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 line is short. phala-kāmaḥ (फल-कामः) from 6.2.9 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: na (न) + nitya-tvāt (नित्य-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| nitya-tvāt (नित्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
nitya-tvāt (नित्य-त्वात्) is a compound: eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nitya-tvāt (नित्य-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nitya-tvāt (नित्य-त्वात्).