6.4.2
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.2
निर्देशाद् वान्यदागमयेत्
nirdeśād vānyad āgamayet
The line
Because of a statement of what the rule is or, another. anyat before a voiced sound, āgamayet (आगमयेत्).
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: nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) + vā (वा) + anyad (अन्यद्) + āgamayet (आगमयेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) | ablative singular | a statement of what the rule is |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| anyad (अन्यद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | another. anyat before a voiced sound |
| āgamayet (आगमयेत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) is a statement of what the rule is. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it nirdeśād (निर्देशाद्). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
anyad (अन्यद्) is another. anyat before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The line joins them as vānyad (वान्यद्). āgamayet (आगमयेत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it nirdeśād (निर्देशाद्). The line joins them as vānyad (वान्यद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) and anyad (अन्यद्).