6.2.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.9
फलकामो निमित्तमिति चेत्
phalakāmo nimittam iti cet
The line
If you say that a compound: a fruit, and desire, the efficient ground, then.
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 line is short. anyā-rthe-nābhi-sambandhaḥ (अन्या-र्थे-नाभि-सम्बन्धः) from 6.2.8 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: phala-kāmaḥ (फल-कामः) + nimittam (निमित्तम्) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| phala-kāmaḥ (फल-कामः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a fruit, and desire. Read it from the end |
| nimittam (निमित्तम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the efficient ground |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
phala-kāmaḥ (फल-कामः) is a compound: a fruit, and desire. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it phalakāmo (फलकामो). nimittam (निमित्तम्) is the efficient ground. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
phala-kāmaḥ (फल-कामः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it phalakāmo (फलकामो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss phala-kāmaḥ (फल-कामः) and nimittam (निमित्तम्).
Next
6.2.10. Not because of a compound: eternal, and the state of being that.