6.3.27
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.27
सामान्यं तच्चिकीर्षा हि
sāmānyaṃ taccikīrṣā hi
The line
A common case, 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 line is short. sa (स) from 6.3.26 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sāmānyaṃ (सामान्यं) + tat-cikīrṣā (तत्-चिकीर्षा) + hi (हि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sāmānyaṃ (सामान्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a common case |
| 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
sāmānyaṃ (सामान्यं) is a common case. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. 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 sāmānyaṃ (सामान्यं) and tat-cikīrṣā (तत्-चिकीर्षा).