6.2.17
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.17
अपराधेऽपि च तैः शास्त्रम्
aparādhe 'pi ca taiḥ śāstram
The line
In aparādha (अपराध) even and, taiḥ (तैः), a teaching, a treatise.
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: aparādhe (अपराधे) + api (अपि) + ca (च) + taiḥ (तैः) + śāstram (शास्त्रम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aparādhe (अपराधे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | aparādha (अपराध) |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| taiḥ (तैः) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| śāstram (शास्त्रम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a teaching, a treatise |
The phrases
aparādhe (अपराधे) is aparādha (अपराध). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
taiḥ (तैः) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. śāstram (शास्त्रम्) is a teaching, a treatise. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aparādhe (अपराधे) and taiḥ (तैः).