6.3.13

Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.13

श्रुतिप्रमाणत्वाच् छिष्टाभावेऽनागमोऽन्यस्याशिष्टत्वात्

śrutipramāṇatvāc chiṣṭābhāve 'nāgamo 'nyasyāśiṣṭatvāt

The line

Because of a compound: scripture, a means, and the state of being that, in a compound: chiṣṭā (छिष्टा), and a state, anāgama (अनागम), because of a compound: other, syāśi (स्याशि), and ṣṭatva (ष्टत्व).

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: śruti-pramāṇa-tvāt (श्रुति-प्रमाण-त्वात्) + chiṣṭā-bhāve (छिष्टा-भावे) + anāgamo (अनागमो) + anya-syāśi-ṣṭatvāt (अन्य-स्याशि-ष्टत्वात्)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
śruti-pramāṇa-tvāt (श्रुति-प्रमाण-त्वात्)ablative singulara compound: scripture, a means, and the state of being that. Read it from the end
chiṣṭā-bhāve (छिष्टा-भावे)locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neutera compound: chiṣṭā (छिष्टा), and a state. Read it from the end
anāgamo (अनागमो)nominative singular, masculineanāgama (अनागम)
anya-syāśi-ṣṭatvāt (अन्य-स्याशि-ष्टत्वात्)ablative singulara compound: other, syāśi (स्याशि), and ṣṭatva (ष्टत्व). Read it from the end

The phrases

śruti-pramāṇa-tvāt (श्रुति-प्रमाण-त्वात्) is a compound: scripture, a means, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it śrutipramāṇatvāc (श्रुतिप्रमाणत्वाच्). chiṣṭā-bhāve (छिष्टा-भावे) is a compound: chiṣṭā (छिष्टा), and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.

anāgamo (अनागमो) is anāgama (अनागम). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. anya-syāśi-ṣṭatvāt (अन्य-स्याशि-ष्टत्वात्) is a compound: other, syāśi (स्याशि), and ṣṭatva (ष्टत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.

Sanskrit in this line

śruti-pramāṇa-tvāt (श्रुति-प्रमाण-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śrutipramāṇatvāc (श्रुतिप्रमाणत्वाच्). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.

Say it back

Cover the English. Gloss śruti-pramāṇa-tvāt (श्रुति-प्रमाण-त्वात्) and chiṣṭā-bhāve (छिष्टा-भावे).

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