6.3.38
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.38
द्रव्यसंस्कारविरोधे द्रव्यं तदर्थत्वात्
dravyasaṃskāravirodhe dravyaṃ tadarthatvāt
The line
In a compound: a substance, a compounded thing, and a clash, a substance, because of because it is for the sake of 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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: dravya-saṃskāra-virodhe (द्रव्य-संस्कार-विरोधे) + dravyaṃ (द्रव्यं) + tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dravya-saṃskāra-virodhe (द्रव्य-संस्कार-विरोधे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a substance, a compounded thing, and a clash. Read it from the end |
| dravyaṃ (द्रव्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a substance |
| tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for the sake of that |
The phrases
dravya-saṃskāra-virodhe (द्रव्य-संस्कार-विरोधे) is a compound: a substance, a compounded thing, and a clash. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. dravyaṃ (द्रव्यं) is a substance. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) is because it is for the sake of that. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-saṃskāra-virodhe (द्रव्य-संस्कार-विरोधे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dravya-saṃskāra-virodhe (द्रव्य-संस्कार-विरोधे) and dravyaṃ (द्रव्यं).