6.3.35
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.35
मुख्याधिगमे मुख्यमागमो हि तदभावात्
mukhyādhigame mukhyam āgamo hi tadabhāvāt
The line
In a compound: primary, and arrival, the reaching, primary, āgama (आगम). That, because of because of absence.
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: mukhya-adhigame (मुख्य-अधिगमे) + mukhyam (मुख्यम्) + āgamo (आगमो) + hi (हि) + tad (तद्) + abhāvāt (अभावात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mukhya-adhigame (मुख्य-अधिगमे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: primary, and arrival, the reaching. Read it from the end |
| mukhyam (मुख्यम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | primary |
| āgamo (आगमो) | nominative singular, masculine | āgama (आगम) |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| abhāvāt (अभावात्) | ablative singular | because of absence |
The phrases
mukhya-adhigame (मुख्य-अधिगमे) is a compound: primary, and arrival, the reaching. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. mukhyam (मुख्यम्) is primary. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. āgamo (आगमो) is āgama (आगम). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. abhāvāt (अभावात्) is because of absence. It stands as ablative singular. The line joins them as tadabhāvāt (तदभावात्).
Sanskrit in this line
mukhya-adhigame (मुख्य-अधिगमे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as tadabhāvāt (तदभावात्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss mukhya-adhigame (मुख्य-अधिगमे) and mukhyam (मुख्यम्).