6.3.2
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.2
अपि वाप्येकदेशे स्यात् प्रधाने ह्यर्थनिर्वृत्तिर् गुणमात्रमितरत् तदर्थत्वात्
api vāpy ekadeśe syāt pradhāne hy arthanirvṛttir guṇamātram itarat tadarthatvāt
The line
Even or, also, even. api before a vowel, in one part, it would be, let it be granted, in the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). A compound: a thing, a meaning, and nirvṛtta (निर्वृत्त), a compound: a quality, and mātra (मात्र), the other, because of because it is for the sake of that.
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: api (अपि) + vā (वा) + apy (अप्य्) + ekadeśe (एकदेशे) + syāt (स्यात्) + pradhāne (प्रधाने) + hy (ह्य्) + artha-nirvṛttiḥ (अर्थ-निर्वृत्तिः) + guṇa-mātram (गुण-मात्रम्) + itarat (इतरत्) + tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| ekadeśe (एकदेशे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | one part |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| pradhāne (प्रधाने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य) |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| artha-nirvṛttiḥ (अर्थ-निर्वृत्तिः) | nominative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and nirvṛtta (निर्वृत्त). Read it from the end |
| guṇa-mātram (गुण-मात्रम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a quality, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end |
| itarat (इतरत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the other |
| tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for the sake of that |
The phrases
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as vāpy (वाप्य्). ekadeśe (एकदेशे) is one part. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. pradhāne (प्रधाने) is the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. artha-nirvṛttiḥ (अर्थ-निर्वृत्तिः) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and nirvṛtta (निर्वृत्त). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it arthanirvṛttir (अर्थनिर्वृत्तिर्). guṇa-mātram (गुण-मात्रम्) is a compound: a quality, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. itarat (इतरत्) is the other. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) is because it is for the sake of that. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
artha-nirvṛttiḥ (अर्थ-निर्वृत्तिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as vāpy (वाप्य्). The line writes it arthanirvṛttir (अर्थनिर्वृत्तिर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apy (अप्य्) and ekadeśe (एकदेशे).