6.3.33
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.33
स्याच् छ्रुतिलक्षणे नियतत्वात्
syāc chrutilakṣaṇe niyatatvāt
The line
It would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c, in a compound: chruti (छ्रुति), and a mark, because of niyatatva (नियतत्व).
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: syāc (स्याच्) + chruti-lakṣaṇe (छ्रुति-लक्षणे) + niyatatvāt (नियतत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| syāc (स्याच्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c |
| chruti-lakṣaṇe (छ्रुति-लक्षणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: chruti (छ्रुति), and a mark. Read it from the end |
| niyatatvāt (नियतत्वात्) | ablative singular | niyatatva (नियतत्व) |
The phrases
syāc (स्याच्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before c. It stands as optative, third person singular. chruti-lakṣaṇe (छ्रुति-लक्षणे) is a compound: chruti (छ्रुति), and a mark. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
niyatatvāt (नियतत्वात्) is niyatatva (नियतत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
chruti-lakṣaṇe (छ्रुति-लक्षणे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss syāc (स्याच्) and chruti-lakṣaṇe (छ्रुति-लक्षणे).