6.2.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.6
अपि वा कामसंयोगे सम्बन्धात् प्रयोगायोपदिश्येत प्रत्यर्थं हि विधिश्रुतिर् विषाणावत्
api vā kāmasaṃyoge sambandhāt prayogāyopadiśyeta pratyarthaṃ hi vidhiśrutir viṣāṇāvat
The line
Even or, in a compound: desire, and conjunction, because of a connection, prayogāyopadiśyeta (प्रयोगायोपदिश्येत), a compound: toward, against, and a thing, a meaning. A compound: an injunction, and heard, viṣāṇāvat (विषाणावत्).
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) + kāma-saṃyoge (काम-संयोगे) + sambandhāt (सम्बन्धात्) + prayogāyopadiśyeta (प्रयोगायोपदिश्येत) + prati-arthaṃ (प्रति-अर्थं) + hi (हि) + vidhi-śrutiḥ (विधि-श्रुतिः) + viṣāṇāvat (विषाणावत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| kāma-saṃyoge (काम-संयोगे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: desire, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| sambandhāt (सम्बन्धात्) | ablative singular | a connection |
| prayogāyopadiśyeta (प्रयोगायोपदिश्येत) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| prati-arthaṃ (प्रति-अर्थं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: toward, against, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| vidhi-śrutiḥ (विधि-श्रुतिः) | nominative singular | a compound: an injunction, and heard. Read it from the end |
| viṣāṇāvat (विषाणावत्) | 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. kāma-saṃyoge (काम-संयोगे) is a compound: desire, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. sambandhāt (सम्बन्धात्) is a connection. It stands as ablative singular. prayogāyopadiśyeta (प्रयोगायोपदिश्येत) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
prati-arthaṃ (प्रति-अर्थं) is a compound: toward, against, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. vidhi-śrutiḥ (विधि-श्रुतिः) is a compound: an injunction, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it vidhiśrutir (विधिश्रुतिर्). viṣāṇāvat (विषाणावत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
prayogāyopadiśyeta (प्रयोगायोपदिश्येत) is the form as the line writes it. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it vidhiśrutir (विधिश्रुतिर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kāma-saṃyoge (काम-संयोगे) and sambandhāt (सम्बन्धात्).
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