6.3.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.9
असंयोगात् तु नैवं स्याद् विधेः शब्दप्रमाणत्वात्
asaṃyogāt tu naivaṃ syād vidheḥ śabdapramāṇatvāt
The line
Because of asaṃyoga (असंयोग) but, not thus, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, of an injunction, because of a compound: a word, a means, 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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: asaṃyogāt (असंयोगात्) + tu (तु) + na (न) + evaṃ (एवं) + syād (स्याद्) + vidheḥ (विधेः) + śabda-pramāṇa-tvāt (शब्द-प्रमाण-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| asaṃyogāt (असंयोगात्) | ablative singular | asaṃyoga (असंयोग) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| vidheḥ (विधेः) | genitive or ablative singular | an injunction |
| śabda-pramāṇa-tvāt (शब्द-प्रमाण-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a word, a means, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
asaṃyogāt (असंयोगात्) is asaṃyoga (असंयोग). It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as naivaṃ (नैवं).
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. vidheḥ (विधेः) is an injunction. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. śabda-pramāṇa-tvāt (शब्द-प्रमाण-त्वात्) is a compound: a word, a means, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śabda-pramāṇa-tvāt (शब्द-प्रमाण-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as naivaṃ (नैवं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss asaṃyogāt (असंयोगात्) and syād (स्याद्).
Next
6.3.10. In akarmaṇa (अकर्मण), because of cāpratyavāya (चाप्रत्यवाय).