6.4.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.12
स्याद् वा प्राप्तनिमित्तत्वादतद्धर्मो नित्यसंयोगान् न हितस्य गुणार्थेनानित्यत्वात्
syād vā prāptanimittatvād ataddharmo nityasaṃyogān na hitasya guṇārthenānityatvāt
The line
It would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound or, because of a compound: what already follows, the efficient ground, and the state of being that, ataddharma (अतद्धर्म), a compound: eternal, and conjunction, not. Of of that, his, a compound: guṇā (गुणा), rthenā (र्थेना), eternal, and tvāta (त्वात).
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: syād (स्याद्) + vā (वा) + prāpta-nimitta-tvāt (प्राप्त-निमित्त-त्वात्) + ataddharmo (अतद्धर्मो) + nitya-saṃyogān (नित्य-संयोगान्) + na (न) + hi (हि) + tasya (तस्य) + guṇā-rthenā-nitya-tvāta (गुणा-र्थेना-नित्य-त्वात)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| prāpta-nimitta-tvāt (प्राप्त-निमित्त-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: what already follows, the efficient ground, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| ataddharmo (अतद्धर्मो) | nominative singular, masculine | ataddharma (अतद्धर्म) |
| nitya-saṃyogān (नित्य-संयोगान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a compound: eternal, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| guṇā-rthenā-nitya-tvāta (गुणा-र्थेना-नित्य-त्वात) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: guṇā (गुणा), rthenā (र्थेना), eternal, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end |
The phrases
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. prāpta-nimitta-tvāt (प्राप्त-निमित्त-त्वात्) is a compound: what already follows, the efficient ground, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it prāptanimittatvād (प्राप्तनिमित्तत्वाद्). ataddharmo (अतद्धर्मो) is ataddharma (अतद्धर्म). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. nitya-saṃyogān (नित्य-संयोगान्) is a compound: eternal, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative plural, masculine.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. The line joins them as hitasya. guṇā-rthenā-nitya-tvāta (गुणा-र्थेना-नित्य-त्वात) is a compound: guṇā (गुणा), rthenā (र्थेना), eternal, and tvāta (त्वात). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇā-rthenā-nitya-tvāta (गुणा-र्थेना-नित्य-त्वात) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it prāptanimittatvād (प्राप्तनिमित्तत्वाद्). The line joins them as hitasya.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss syād (स्याद्) and prāpta-nimitta-tvāt (प्राप्त-निमित्त-त्वात्).