6.3.17
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.17
तन् नित्यं तच्चिकीर्षा हि
tan nityaṃ taccikīrṣā hi
The line
That. tat before n, always, a compound: that, and the wish to make.
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: tan (तन्) + nityaṃ (नित्यं) + tat-cikīrṣā (तत्-चिकीर्षा) + hi (हि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tan (तन्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that. tat before n |
| nityaṃ (नित्यं) | indeclinable | always |
| tat-cikīrṣā (तत्-चिकीर्षा) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: that, and the wish to make. Read it from the end |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
The phrases
tan (तन्) is that. tat before n. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. nityaṃ (नित्यं) is always. It stands as indeclinable.
tat-cikīrṣā (तत्-चिकीर्षा) is a compound: that, and the wish to make. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
tat-cikīrṣā (तत्-चिकीर्षा) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tan (तन्) and nityaṃ (नित्यं).