6.3.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.11
क्रियाणामाश्रितत्वाद् द्रव्यान्तरे विभागः स्यात्
kriyāṇām āśritatvād dravyāntare vibhāgaḥ syāt
The line
Of an act, because of a compound: dependent, and the state of being that, in a compound: a substance, and a difference, an interval, disjunction, it would be, let it be granted.
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: kriyāṇām (क्रियाणाम्) + āśrita-tvāt (आश्रित-त्वात्) + dravya-antare (द्रव्य-अन्तरे) + vibhāgaḥ (विभागः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kriyāṇām (क्रियाणाम्) | genitive plural | an act |
| āśrita-tvāt (आश्रित-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: dependent, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| dravya-antare (द्रव्य-अन्तरे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a substance, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end |
| vibhāgaḥ (विभागः) | nominative singular, masculine | disjunction |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
kriyāṇām (क्रियाणाम्) is an act. It stands as genitive plural. āśrita-tvāt (आश्रित-त्वात्) is a compound: dependent, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it āśritatvād (आश्रितत्वाद्). dravya-antare (द्रव्य-अन्तरे) is a compound: a substance, and a difference, an interval. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
vibhāgaḥ (विभागः) is disjunction. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-antare (द्रव्य-अन्तरे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it āśritatvād (आश्रितत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kriyāṇām (क्रियाणाम्) and āśrita-tvāt (आश्रित-त्वात्).