6.2.24

Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.24

तस्मिन्नसम्भवन्नर्थात्

tasminn asambhavann arthāt

The line

tasminn (तस्मिन्न्), asambhavann (असम्भवन्न्), because of from the meaning, from the thing.

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: tasminn (तस्मिन्न्) + asambhavann (असम्भवन्न्) + arthāt (अर्थात्)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
tasminn (तस्मिन्न्)the form as the line writes itthis word, as the line writes it
asambhavann (असम्भवन्न्)the form as the line writes itthis word, as the line writes it
arthāt (अर्थात्)ablative singularfrom the meaning, from the thing

The phrases

tasminn (तस्मिन्न्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. asambhavann (असम्भवन्न्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.

arthāt (अर्थात्) is from the meaning, from the thing. It stands as ablative singular.

Sanskrit in this line

asambhavann (असम्भवन्न्) is the form as the line writes it. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.

Say it back

Cover the English. Gloss tasminn (तस्मिन्न्) and asambhavann (असम्भवन्न्).

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6.2.25. Not kālebhya (कालेभ्य), in upadiśyanta (उपदिश्यन्त).