6.4.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.1
शेषाद् द्व्यवदाननाशे स्यात् तदर्थत्वात्
śeṣād dvyavadānanāśe syāt tadarthatvāt
The line
Because of the rest, what remains over, in a compound: dvya (द्व्य), vadāna (वदान), and destruction, it would be, let it be granted, 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: śeṣāt (शेषात्) + dvya-vadāna-nāśe (द्व्य-वदान-नाशे) + syāt (स्यात्) + tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śeṣāt (शेषात्) | ablative singular | the rest, what remains over |
| dvya-vadāna-nāśe (द्व्य-वदान-नाशे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: dvya (द्व्य), vadāna (वदान), and destruction. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for the sake of that |
The phrases
śeṣāt (शेषात्) is the rest, what remains over. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it śeṣād (शेषाद्). dvya-vadāna-nāśe (द्व्य-वदान-नाशे) is a compound: dvya (द्व्य), vadāna (वदान), and destruction. Read it from the end. 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. tadarthatvāt (तदर्थत्वात्) is because it is for the sake of that. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dvya-vadāna-nāśe (द्व्य-वदान-नाशे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śeṣād (शेषाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śeṣāt (शेषात्) and dvya-vadāna-nāśe (द्व्य-वदान-नाशे).