6.2.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.20
शास्त्राणां त्वर्थवत्वेन पुरुषार्थो विधीयते तयोरसमवायित्वात् तादर्थ्ये विध्यतिक्रमः
śāstrāṇāṃ tv arthavatvena puruṣārtho vidhīyate tayor asamavāyitvāt tādarthye vidhyatikramaḥ
The line
Of a teaching, a treatise, the state of being that, by means of a compound: a thing, a meaning, and vatva (वत्व), a compound: the person, and a thing, a meaning, is enjoined, of of the two, in the two, because of asamavāyitva (असमवायित्व), in being for that, a compound: an injunction, and atikrama (अतिक्रम).
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: śāstrāṇāṃ (शास्त्राणां) + tva (त्व) + artha-vatvena (अर्थ-वत्वेन) + puruṣa-arthaḥ (पुरुष-अर्थः) + vidhīyate (विधीयते) + tayoḥ (तयोः) + asamavāyitvāt (असमवायित्वात्) + tādarthye (तादर्थ्ये) + vidhi-atikramaḥ (विधि-अतिक्रमः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śāstrāṇāṃ (शास्त्राणां) | genitive plural | a teaching, a treatise |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| artha-vatvena (अर्थ-वत्वेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and vatva (वत्व). Read it from the end |
| puruṣa-arthaḥ (पुरुष-अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the person, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| vidhīyate (विधीयते) | present, third person singular | is enjoined |
| tayoḥ (तयोः) | genitive or locative dual | of the two, in the two |
| asamavāyitvāt (असमवायित्वात्) | ablative singular | asamavāyitva (असमवायित्व) |
| tādarthye (तादर्थ्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | being for that |
| vidhi-atikramaḥ (विधि-अतिक्रमः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: an injunction, and atikrama (अतिक्रम). Read it from the end |
The phrases
śāstrāṇāṃ (शास्त्राणां) is a teaching, a treatise. It stands as genitive plural. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. artha-vatvena (अर्थ-वत्वेन) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and vatva (वत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. puruṣa-arthaḥ (पुरुष-अर्थः) is a compound: the person, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it puruṣārtho (पुरुषार्थो). vidhīyate (विधीयते) is is enjoined. It stands as present, third person singular.
tayoḥ (तयोः) is of the two, in the two. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line writes it tayor. asamavāyitvāt (असमवायित्वात्) is asamavāyitva (असमवायित्व). It stands as ablative singular. tādarthye (तादर्थ्ये) is being for that. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vidhi-atikramaḥ (विधि-अतिक्रमः) is a compound: an injunction, and atikrama (अतिक्रम). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
vidhi-atikramaḥ (विधि-अतिक्रमः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it puruṣārtho (पुरुषार्थो). The line writes it tayor.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śāstrāṇāṃ (शास्त्राणां) and tva (त्व).