6.3.40
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.40
विधिरप्येकदेशे स्यात्
vidhir apy ekadeśe syāt
The line
An injunction, also, even. api before a vowel, in one part, it would be, let it be granted.
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: vidhiḥ (विधिः) + apy (अप्य्) + ekadeśe (एकदेशे) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidhiḥ (विधिः) | nominative singular | an injunction |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| ekadeśe (एकदेशे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | one part |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
vidhiḥ (विधिः) is an injunction. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it vidhir. apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable.
ekadeśe (एकदेशे) is one part. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ekadeśe (एकदेशे) is locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it vidhir.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vidhiḥ (विधिः) and apy (अप्य्).