6.3.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.1
सर्वशक्तौ प्रवृत्तिः स्यात् तथाभूतोपदेशात्
sarvaśaktau pravṛttiḥ syāt tathābhūtopadeśāt
The line
A compound: all, and śakta (शक्त), activity, it would be, let it be granted, because of a compound: so, an element, and teaching.
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: sarva-śaktau (सर्व-शक्तौ) + pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) + syāt (स्यात्) + tathā-bhūta-upadeśāt (तथा-भूत-उपदेशात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarva-śaktau (सर्व-शक्तौ) | nominative or accusative dual, masculine | a compound: all, and śakta (शक्त). Read it from the end |
| pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) | nominative singular, feminine | activity |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| tathā-bhūta-upadeśāt (तथा-भूत-उपदेशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: so, an element, and teaching. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sarva-śaktau (सर्व-शक्तौ) is a compound: all, and śakta (शक्त). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, masculine. pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः) is activity. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. tathā-bhūta-upadeśāt (तथा-भूत-उपदेशात्) is a compound: so, an element, and teaching. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tathā-bhūta-upadeśāt (तथा-भूत-उपदेशात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarva-śaktau (सर्व-शक्तौ) and pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः).