6.3.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.23
स स्वामी स्यात् संयोगात्
sa svāmī syāt saṃyogāt
The line
He, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, svāma (स्वाम), it would be, let it be granted, because of conjunction.
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: sa (स) + svāmī (स्वामी) + syāt (स्यात्) + saṃyogāt (संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| svāmī (स्वामी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | svāma (स्वाम) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| saṃyogāt (संयोगात्) | ablative singular | conjunction |
The phrases
sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. svāmī (स्वामी) is svāma (स्वाम). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. saṃyogāt (संयोगात्) is conjunction. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃyogāt (संयोगात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sa (स) and svāmī (स्वामी).
Next
6.3.24. A compound: action, and kara (कर) or, because of bhṛtatva (भृतत्व).