6.2.22
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.22
अपि वा वेदतुल्यत्वादुपायेन प्रवर्तेरन्
api vā vedatulyatvād upāyena pravarteran
The line
Even or, because of a compound: the Veda, like, equal, and the state of being that, by means of upāya (उपाय), pravarteran (प्रवर्तेरन्).
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: api (अपि) + vā (वा) + veda-tulya-tvāt (वेद-तुल्य-त्वात्) + upāyena (उपायेन) + pravarteran (प्रवर्तेरन्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| veda-tulya-tvāt (वेद-तुल्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the Veda, like, equal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| upāyena (उपायेन) | instrumental singular | upāya (उपाय) |
| pravarteran (प्रवर्तेरन्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. veda-tulya-tvāt (वेद-तुल्य-त्वात्) is a compound: the Veda, like, equal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vedatulyatvād (वेदतुल्यत्वाद्).
upāyena (उपायेन) is upāya (उपाय). It stands as instrumental singular. pravarteran (प्रवर्तेरन्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
veda-tulya-tvāt (वेद-तुल्य-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vedatulyatvād (वेदतुल्यत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss veda-tulya-tvāt (वेद-तुल्य-त्वात्) and upāyena (उपायेन).