6.4.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.11
न त्वशेषे वैगुण्यात् तदर्थं हि
na tv aśeṣe vaiguṇyāt tadarthaṃ hi
The line
Not the state of being that, in aśeṣa (अशेष), because of vaiguṇya (वैगुण्य), that, the thing, for the sake of.
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: na (न) + tva (त्व) + aśeṣe (अशेषे) + vaiguṇyāt (वैगुण्यात्) + tad (तद्) + arthaṃ (अर्थं) + hi (हि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| aśeṣe (अशेषे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | aśeṣa (अशेष) |
| vaiguṇyāt (वैगुण्यात्) | ablative singular | vaiguṇya (वैगुण्य) |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| arthaṃ (अर्थं) | accusative singular | the thing, for the sake of |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. aśeṣe (अशेषे) is aśeṣa (अशेष). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vaiguṇyāt (वैगुण्यात्) is vaiguṇya (वैगुण्य). It stands as ablative singular.
tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. arthaṃ (अर्थं) is the thing, for the sake of. It stands as accusative singular. The line joins them as tadarthaṃ (तदर्थं). hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
vaiguṇyāt (वैगुण्यात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as tadarthaṃ (तदर्थं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tva (त्व) and aśeṣe (अशेषे).