6.2.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.19
प्रतिषेधेष्वकर्मत्वात् क्रिया स्यात् प्रतिषिद्धानां विभक्तत्वादकर्मणाम्
pratiṣedheṣv akarmatvāt kriyā syāt pratiṣiddhānāṃ vibhaktatvād akarmaṇām
The line
A compound: toward, against, and ṣedheṣva (षेधेष्व), because of akarmatva (अकर्मत्व), an action, it would be, let it be granted, of a compound: toward, against, and ṣiddha (षिद्ध), because of vibhaktatva (विभक्तत्व), of akarmaṇa (अकर्मण).
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: prati-ṣedheṣva (प्रति-षेधेष्व) + akarmatvāt (अकर्मत्वात्) + kriyā (क्रिया) + syāt (स्यात्) + prati-ṣiddhānāṃ (प्रति-षिद्धानां) + vibhaktatvād (विभक्तत्वाद्) + akarmaṇām (अकर्मणाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prati-ṣedheṣva (प्रति-षेधेष्व) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: toward, against, and ṣedheṣva (षेधेष्व). Read it from the end |
| akarmatvāt (अकर्मत्वात्) | ablative singular | akarmatva (अकर्मत्व) |
| kriyā (क्रिया) | nominative singular, feminine | an action |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| prati-ṣiddhānāṃ (प्रति-षिद्धानां) | genitive plural | a compound: toward, against, and ṣiddha (षिद्ध). Read it from the end |
| vibhaktatvād (विभक्तत्वाद्) | ablative singular | vibhaktatva (विभक्तत्व) |
| akarmaṇām (अकर्मणाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | akarmaṇa (अकर्मण) |
The phrases
prati-ṣedheṣva (प्रति-षेधेष्व) is a compound: toward, against, and ṣedheṣva (षेधेष्व). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. akarmatvāt (अकर्मत्वात्) is akarmatva (अकर्मत्व). It stands as ablative singular. kriyā (क्रिया) is an action. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
prati-ṣiddhānāṃ (प्रति-षिद्धानां) is a compound: toward, against, and ṣiddha (षिद्ध). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. vibhaktatvād (विभक्तत्वाद्) is vibhaktatva (विभक्तत्व). It stands as ablative singular. akarmaṇām (अकर्मणाम्) is akarmaṇa (अकर्मण). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-ṣiddhānāṃ (प्रति-षिद्धानां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prati-ṣedheṣva (प्रति-षेधेष्व) and akarmatvāt (अकर्मत्वात्).