6.2.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.23
अभ्यासोऽकर्मशेषत्वात् पुरुषार्थो विधीयते
abhyāso 'karmaśeṣatvāt puruṣārtho vidhīyate
The line
Practice, a compound: akarma (अकर्म), the rest, what remains over, and tvāta (त्वात), a compound: the person, and a thing, a meaning, is enjoined.
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: abhyāso (अभ्यासो) + akarma-śeṣa-tvāta (अकर्म-शेष-त्वात) + puruṣa-arthaḥ (पुरुष-अर्थः) + vidhīyate (विधीयते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| abhyāso (अभ्यासो) | nominative singular, masculine | practice |
| akarma-śeṣa-tvāta (अकर्म-शेष-त्वात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: akarma (अकर्म), the rest, what remains over, and tvāta (त्वात). 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 |
The phrases
abhyāso (अभ्यासो) is practice. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. akarma-śeṣa-tvāta (अकर्म-शेष-त्वात) is a compound: akarma (अकर्म), the rest, what remains over, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
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.
Sanskrit in this line
akarma-śeṣa-tvāta (अकर्म-शेष-त्वात) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line writes it puruṣārtho (पुरुषार्थो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss abhyāso (अभ्यासो) and akarma-śeṣa-tvāta (अकर्म-शेष-त्वात).
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