6.3.41
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.41
अपि वार्थस्य शक्यत्वादेकदेशेन निर्वर्तेतार्थानामविभक्तत्वाद् गुणमात्रमितरत् तदर्थत्वात्
api vārthasya śakyatvād ekadeśena nirvartetārthānām avibhaktatvād guṇamātram itarat tadarthatvāt
The line
Even or, of of the thing, because of śakyatva (शक्यत्व), by means of one part, a compound: nirva (निर्व), rtetā (र्तेता), rthā (र्था), and by name, indeed, because of avibhaktatva (अविभक्तत्व), a compound: a quality, and mātra (मात्र), the other, 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: api (अपि) + vā (वा) + arthasya (अर्थस्य) + śakyatvād (शक्यत्वाद्) + ekadeśena (एकदेशेन) + nirva-rtetā-rthā-nāma (निर्व-र्तेता-र्था-नाम) + avibhaktatvād (अविभक्तत्वाद्) + guṇa-mātram (गुण-मात्रम्) + itarat (इतरत्) + tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| arthasya (अर्थस्य) | genitive singular | of the thing |
| śakyatvād (शक्यत्वाद्) | ablative singular | śakyatva (शक्यत्व) |
| ekadeśena (एकदेशेन) | instrumental singular | one part |
| nirva-rtetā-rthā-nāma (निर्व-र्तेता-र्था-नाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: nirva (निर्व), rtetā (र्तेता), rthā (र्था), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end |
| avibhaktatvād (अविभक्तत्वाद्) | ablative singular | avibhaktatva (अविभक्तत्व) |
| guṇa-mātram (गुण-मात्रम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a quality, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end |
| itarat (इतरत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the other |
| tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for the sake of that |
The phrases
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. arthasya (अर्थस्य) is of the thing. It stands as genitive singular. The line joins them as vārthasya (वार्थस्य). śakyatvād (शक्यत्वाद्) is śakyatva (शक्यत्व). It stands as ablative singular. ekadeśena (एकदेशेन) is one part. It stands as instrumental singular.
nirva-rtetā-rthā-nāma (निर्व-र्तेता-र्था-नाम) is a compound: nirva (निर्व), rtetā (र्तेता), rthā (र्था), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. avibhaktatvād (अविभक्तत्वाद्) is avibhaktatva (अविभक्तत्व). It stands as ablative singular. guṇa-mātram (गुण-मात्रम्) is a compound: a quality, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. itarat (इतरत्) is the other. 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
nirva-rtetā-rthā-nāma (निर्व-र्तेता-र्था-नाम) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as vārthasya (वार्थस्य).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss arthasya (अर्थस्य) and śakyatvād (शक्यत्वाद्).