6.4.17

Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.17

क्षामे तु सर्वदाहे स्यादेकदेशस्यावर्जनीयत्वात्

kṣāme tu sarvadāhe syād ekadeśasyāvarjanīyatvāt

The line

In kṣāma (क्षाम) but, in a compound: all, and dāha (दाह), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: one part, syāva (स्याव), rjanī (र्जनी), and yatva (यत्व).

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: kṣāme (क्षामे) + tu (तु) + sarva-dāhe (सर्व-दाहे) + syād (स्याद्) + ekadeśa-syāva-rjanī-yatvāt (एकदेश-स्याव-र्जनी-यत्वात्)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
kṣāme (क्षामे)locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuterkṣāma (क्षाम)
tu (तु)indeclinablebut, and now
sarva-dāhe (सर्व-दाहे)locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neutera compound: all, and dāha (दाह). Read it from the end
syād (स्याद्)optative, third person singularit would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound
ekadeśa-syāva-rjanī-yatvāt (एकदेश-स्याव-र्जनी-यत्वात्)ablative singulara compound: one part, syāva (स्याव), rjanī (र्जनी), and yatva (यत्व). Read it from the end

The phrases

kṣāme (क्षामे) is kṣāma (क्षाम). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. sarva-dāhe (सर्व-दाहे) is a compound: all, and dāha (दाह). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.

syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. ekadeśa-syāva-rjanī-yatvāt (एकदेश-स्याव-र्जनी-यत्वात्) is a compound: one part, syāva (स्याव), rjanī (र्जनी), and yatva (यत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.

Sanskrit in this line

ekadeśa-syāva-rjanī-yatvāt (एकदेश-स्याव-र्जनी-यत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.

Say it back

Cover the English. Gloss kṣāme (क्षामे) and sarva-dāhe (सर्व-दाहे).

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