6.3.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.31
वचनाच् चान्याय्यमभावे तत्सामान्येन प्रतिनिधिरभावादितरस्य
vacanāc cānyāyyam abhāve tatsāmānyena pratinidhir abhāvād itarasya
The line
Because of because of a statement, cānyāyya (चान्याय्य), in absence, by means of a compound: that, and a common case, a compound: toward, against, and nidha (निध), because of because of absence, of the other.
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: vacanāt (वचनात्) + cānyāyyam (चान्याय्यम्) + abhāve (अभावे) + tat-sāmānyena (तत्-सामान्येन) + prati-nidhiḥ (प्रति-निधिः) + abhāvāt (अभावात्) + itarasya (इतरस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vacanāt (वचनात्) | ablative singular | because of a statement |
| cānyāyyam (चान्याय्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | cānyāyya (चान्याय्य) |
| abhāve (अभावे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | absence |
| tat-sāmānyena (तत्-सामान्येन) | instrumental singular | a compound: that, and a common case. Read it from the end |
| prati-nidhiḥ (प्रति-निधिः) | nominative singular | a compound: toward, against, and nidha (निध). Read it from the end |
| abhāvāt (अभावात्) | ablative singular | because of absence |
| itarasya (इतरस्य) | genitive singular | the other |
The phrases
vacanāt (वचनात्) is because of a statement. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vacanāc (वचनाच्). cānyāyyam (चान्याय्यम्) is cānyāyya (चान्याय्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. abhāve (अभावे) is absence. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tat-sāmānyena (तत्-सामान्येन) is a compound: that, and a common case. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular.
prati-nidhiḥ (प्रति-निधिः) is a compound: toward, against, and nidha (निध). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it pratinidhir. abhāvāt (अभावात्) is because of absence. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it abhāvād (अभावाद्). itarasya (इतरस्य) is the other. It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tat-sāmānyena (तत्-सामान्येन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vacanāc (वचनाच्). The line writes it pratinidhir. The line writes it abhāvād (अभावाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vacanāt (वचनात्) and cānyāyyam (चान्याय्यम्).
Next
6.3.32. Not a compound: toward, against, and nidha (निध), because of because they are the same.