6.3.26
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.26
स तद्धर्मा स्यात् कर्मसंयोगात्
sa taddharmā syāt karmasaṃyogāt
The line
He, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, a compound: that, and dharma, a property, it would be, let it be granted, because of a compound: action, and 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) + tat-dharmā (तत्-धर्मा) + syāt (स्यात्) + karma-saṃyogāt (कर्म-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| tat-dharmā (तत्-धर्मा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: that, and dharma, a property. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| karma-saṃyogāt (कर्म-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: action, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. tat-dharmā (तत्-धर्मा) is a compound: that, and dharma, a property. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. karma-saṃyogāt (कर्म-संयोगात्) is a compound: action, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
karma-saṃyogāt (कर्म-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sa (स) and tat-dharmā (तत्-धर्मा).
Next
6.3.27. A common case, a compound: that, and the wish to make.