6.3.3
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.3
तदकर्मणि च दोषस् तस्मात् ततो विशेषः स्यात् प्रधानेनाभिसम्बन्धात्
tadakarmaṇi ca doṣas tasmāt tato viśeṣaḥ syāt pradhānenābhisambandhāt
The line
In tadakarmaṇa (तदकर्मण) and, a fault, because of from that, from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound, a difference, it would be, let it be granted, because of a compound: pradhā (प्रधा), nenābhi (नेनाभि), and a connection.
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: tadakarmaṇi (तदकर्मणि) + ca (च) + doṣaḥ (दोषः) + tasmāt (तस्मात्) + tato (ततो) + viśeṣaḥ (विशेषः) + syāt (स्यात्) + pradhā-nenābhi-sambandhāt (प्रधा-नेनाभि-सम्बन्धात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tadakarmaṇi (तदकर्मणि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | tadakarmaṇa (तदकर्मण) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| doṣaḥ (दोषः) | nominative singular, masculine | a fault |
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular | from that |
| tato (ततो) | indeclinable | from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound |
| viśeṣaḥ (विशेषः) | nominative singular, masculine | a difference |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| pradhā-nenābhi-sambandhāt (प्रधा-नेनाभि-सम्बन्धात्) | ablative singular | a compound: pradhā (प्रधा), nenābhi (नेनाभि), and a connection. Read it from the end |
The phrases
tadakarmaṇi (तदकर्मणि) is tadakarmaṇa (तदकर्मण). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. doṣaḥ (दोषः) is a fault. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it doṣas (दोष). tasmāt (तस्मात्) is from that. It stands as ablative singular.
tato (ततो) is from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. viśeṣaḥ (विशेषः) is a difference. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. pradhā-nenābhi-sambandhāt (प्रधा-नेनाभि-सम्बन्धात्) is a compound: pradhā (प्रधा), nenābhi (नेनाभि), and a connection. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pradhā-nenābhi-sambandhāt (प्रधा-नेनाभि-सम्बन्धात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it doṣas (दोष).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tadakarmaṇi (तदकर्मणि) and doṣaḥ (दोषः).