6.2.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.12
न समवायात्
na samavāyāt
The line
Not because of because of inherence.
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. karma (कर्म) from 6.2.11 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) + samavāyāt (समवायात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| samavāyāt (समवायात्) | ablative singular | because of inherence |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
samavāyāt (समवायात्) is because of inherence. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
samavāyāt (समवायात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss samavāyāt (समवायात्).