6.2.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.14
फलार्थित्वाद् वानियमो यथानुपक्रान्ते
phalārthitvād vāniyamo yathānupakrānte
The line
Because of phalārthitva (फलार्थित्व), a compound: or, and the absence of a fixed rule, in a compound: as, nupa (नुप), and krānta (क्रान्त).
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: phalārthitvād (फलार्थित्वाद्) + vā-aniyamaḥ (वा-अनियमः) + yathā-nupa-krānte (यथा-नुप-क्रान्ते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| phalārthitvād (फलार्थित्वाद्) | ablative singular | phalārthitva (फलार्थित्व) |
| vā-aniyamaḥ (वा-अनियमः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: or, and the absence of a fixed rule. Read it from the end |
| yathā-nupa-krānte (यथा-नुप-क्रान्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: as, nupa (नुप), and krānta (क्रान्त). Read it from the end |
The phrases
phalārthitvād (फलार्थित्वाद्) is phalārthitva (फलार्थित्व). It stands as ablative singular. vā-aniyamaḥ (वा-अनियमः) is a compound: or, and the absence of a fixed rule. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it vāniyamo (वानियमो).
yathā-nupa-krānte (यथा-नुप-क्रान्ते) is a compound: as, nupa (नुप), and krānta (क्रान्त). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
yathā-nupa-krānte (यथा-नुप-क्रान्ते) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vāniyamo (वानियमो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss phalārthitvād (फलार्थित्वाद्) and vā-aniyamaḥ (वा-अनियमः).