6.3.22
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.22
बहूनां तु प्रवृत्तेऽन्यमागमयेदवैगुण्यात्
bahūnāṃ tu pravṛtte 'nyamāgamayed avaiguṇyāt
The line
Of many but, in activity, setting out to act, a compound: other, māga (माग), and mayeda (मयेद), because of avaiguṇya (अवैगुण्य).
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: bahūnāṃ (बहूनां) + tu (तु) + pravṛtte (प्रवृत्ते) + anya-māga-mayeda (अन्य-माग-मयेद) + avaiguṇyāt (अवैगुण्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bahūnāṃ (बहूनां) | genitive plural | many |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| pravṛtte (प्रवृत्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | activity, setting out to act |
| anya-māga-mayeda (अन्य-माग-मयेद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: other, māga (माग), and mayeda (मयेद). Read it from the end |
| avaiguṇyāt (अवैगुण्यात्) | ablative singular | avaiguṇya (अवैगुण्य) |
The phrases
bahūnāṃ (बहूनां) is many. It stands as genitive plural. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. pravṛtte (प्रवृत्ते) is activity, setting out to act. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
anya-māga-mayeda (अन्य-माग-मयेद) is a compound: other, māga (माग), and mayeda (मयेद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. avaiguṇyāt (अवैगुण्यात्) is avaiguṇya (अवैगुण्य). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
anya-māga-mayeda (अन्य-माग-मयेद) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bahūnāṃ (बहूनां) and pravṛtte (प्रवृत्ते).