6.2.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.18
अशास्त्रात् तूपसम्प्राप्तिः शास्त्रं स्यान् न प्रकल्पकं तस्मादर्थेन गम्येताप्राप्ते शास्त्रमर्थवत्
aśāstrāt tūpasamprāptiḥ śāstraṃ syān na prakalpakaṃ tasmād arthena gamyetāprāpte śāstram arthavat
The line
Because of aśāstra (अशास्त्र), tūpasamprāpta (तूपसम्प्राप्त), a teaching, a treatise, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n, not prakalpaka (प्रकल्पक), therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound, in in the thing, in the meaning, not in a compound: gamyetā (गम्येता), and what already follows, a teaching, a treatise, a compound: a thing, a meaning, and possessing.
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: aśāstrāt (अशास्त्रात्) + tūpasamprāptiḥ (तूपसम्प्राप्तिः) + śāstraṃ (शास्त्रं) + syān (स्यान्) + na (न) + prakalpakaṃ (प्रकल्पकं) + tasmād (तस्माद्) + arthe (अर्थे) + na (न) + gamyetā-prāpte (गम्येता-प्राप्ते) + śāstram (शास्त्रम्) + artha-vat (अर्थ-वत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aśāstrāt (अशास्त्रात्) | ablative singular | aśāstra (अशास्त्र) |
| tūpasamprāptiḥ (तूपसम्प्राप्तिः) | nominative singular | tūpasamprāpta (तूपसम्प्राप्त) |
| śāstraṃ (शास्त्रं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a teaching, a treatise |
| syān (स्यान्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| prakalpakaṃ (प्रकल्पकं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | prakalpaka (प्रकल्पक) |
| tasmād (तस्माद्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound |
| arthe (अर्थे) | locative singular | in the thing, in the meaning |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| gamyetā-prāpte (गम्येता-प्राप्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: gamyetā (गम्येता), and what already follows. Read it from the end |
| śāstram (शास्त्रम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a teaching, a treatise |
| artha-vat (अर्थ-वत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and possessing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
aśāstrāt (अशास्त्रात्) is aśāstra (अशास्त्र). It stands as ablative singular. tūpasamprāptiḥ (तूपसम्प्राप्तिः) is tūpasamprāpta (तूपसम्प्राप्त). It stands as nominative singular. śāstraṃ (शास्त्रं) is a teaching, a treatise. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syān (स्यान्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n. It stands as optative, third person singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. prakalpakaṃ (प्रकल्पकं) is prakalpaka (प्रकल्पक). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
tasmād (तस्माद्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. arthe (अर्थे) is in the thing, in the meaning. It stands as locative singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as arthena. gamyetā-prāpte (गम्येता-प्राप्ते) is a compound: gamyetā (गम्येता), and what already follows. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. śāstram (शास्त्रम्) is a teaching, a treatise. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. artha-vat (अर्थ-वत्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and possessing. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
tūpasamprāptiḥ (तूपसम्प्राप्तिः) is nominative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as arthena.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aśāstrāt (अशास्त्रात्) and tūpasamprāptiḥ (तूपसम्प्राप्तिः).