6.2.30
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.30
आचाराद् गृह्यमाणेषु तथा स्यात् पुरुषार्थत्वात्
ācārād gṛhyamāṇeṣu tathā syāt puruṣārthatvāt
The line
Because of ācāra (आचार), in gṛhyamāṇa (गृह्यमाण), so, in that way, it would be, let it be granted, because of a compound: the person, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that.
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: ācārād (आचाराद्) + gṛhyamāṇeṣu (गृह्यमाणेषु) + tathā (तथा) + syāt (स्यात्) + puruṣa-artha-tvāt (पुरुष-अर्थ-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ācārād (आचाराद्) | ablative singular | ācāra (आचार) |
| gṛhyamāṇeṣu (गृह्यमाणेषु) | locative plural | gṛhyamāṇa (गृह्यमाण) |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| puruṣa-artha-tvāt (पुरुष-अर्थ-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the person, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ācārād (आचाराद्) is ācāra (आचार). It stands as ablative singular. gṛhyamāṇeṣu (गृह्यमाणेषु) is gṛhyamāṇa (गृह्यमाण). It stands as locative plural. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. puruṣa-artha-tvāt (पुरुष-अर्थ-त्वात्) is a compound: the person, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
puruṣa-artha-tvāt (पुरुष-अर्थ-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ācārād (आचाराद्) and gṛhyamāṇeṣu (गृह्यमाणेषु).