6.3.10
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.10
अकर्मणि चाप्रत्यवायात्
akarmaṇi cāpratyavāyāt
The line
In akarmaṇa (अकर्मण), because of cāpratyavāya (चाप्रत्यवाय).
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. asaṃyogāt (असंयोगात्) from 6.3.9 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: akarmaṇi (अकर्मणि) + cāpratyavāyāt (चाप्रत्यवायात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| akarmaṇi (अकर्मणि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | akarmaṇa (अकर्मण) |
| cāpratyavāyāt (चाप्रत्यवायात्) | ablative singular | cāpratyavāya (चाप्रत्यवाय) |
The phrases
akarmaṇi (अकर्मणि) is akarmaṇa (अकर्मण). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
cāpratyavāyāt (चाप्रत्यवायात्) is cāpratyavāya (चाप्रत्यवाय). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
cāpratyavāyāt (चाप्रत्यवायात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss akarmaṇi (अकर्मणि) and cāpratyavāyāt (चाप्रत्यवायात्).