6.3.28
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.28
निर्देशात् तु विकल्पे यत् प्रवृत्तम्
nirdeśāt tu vikalpe yat pravṛttam
The line
Because of a statement of what the rule is but, in an alternative, a division, which, activity, setting out to act.
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: nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) + tu (तु) + vikalpe (विकल्पे) + yat (यत्) + pravṛttam (प्रवृत्तम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) | ablative singular | a statement of what the rule is |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| vikalpe (विकल्पे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | an alternative, a division |
| yat (यत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which |
| pravṛttam (प्रवृत्तम्) | accusative singular, feminine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | activity, setting out to act |
The phrases
nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) is a statement of what the rule is. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. vikalpe (विकल्पे) is an alternative, a division. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
yat (यत्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. pravṛttam (प्रवृत्तम्) is activity, setting out to act. It stands as accusative singular, feminine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
pravṛttam (प्रवृत्तम्) is accusative singular, feminine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) and vikalpe (विकल्पे).