6.3.37
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.37
नानर्थकत्वात्
nānarthakatvāt
The line
Not because of a compound: of no point, and the state of being that.
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 line is short. prabṛtte (प्रबृत्ते) from 6.3.36 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: na (न) + anarthaka-tvāt (अनर्थक-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| anarthaka-tvāt (अनर्थक-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: of no point, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
anarthaka-tvāt (अनर्थक-त्वात्) is a compound: of no point, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
anarthaka-tvāt (अनर्थक-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anarthaka-tvāt (अनर्थक-त्वात्).