6.4.21
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.21
स्यादन्यायत्वादिज्यागामी हविः शब्दस् तल्लिङ्गसंयोगात्
syād anyāyatvādijyāgāmī haviḥ śabdas talliṅgasaṃyogāt
The line
It would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: what is not the rule, tvādi (त्वादि), and jyāgāma (ज्यागाम), hava (हव), a word, because of a compound: that, a mark, and conjunction.
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) + anyāya-tvādi-jyāgāmī (अन्याय-त्वादि-ज्यागामी) + haviḥ (हविः) + śabdaḥ (शब्दः) + tat-liṅga-saṃyogāt (तत्-लिङ्ग-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| anyāya-tvādi-jyāgāmī (अन्याय-त्वादि-ज्यागामी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | a compound: what is not the rule, tvādi (त्वादि), and jyāgāma (ज्यागाम). Read it from the end |
| haviḥ (हविः) | nominative singular | hava (हव) |
| śabdaḥ (शब्दः) | nominative singular, masculine | a word |
| tat-liṅga-saṃyogāt (तत्-लिङ्ग-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, a mark, and conjunction. 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. anyāya-tvādi-jyāgāmī (अन्याय-त्वादि-ज्यागामी) is a compound: what is not the rule, tvādi (त्वादि), and jyāgāma (ज्यागाम). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. haviḥ (हविः) is hava (हव). It stands as nominative singular.
śabdaḥ (शब्दः) is a word. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it śabdas (शब्द). tat-liṅga-saṃyogāt (तत्-लिङ्ग-संयोगात्) is a compound: that, a mark, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
anyāya-tvādi-jyāgāmī (अन्याय-त्वादि-ज्यागामी) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śabdas (शब्द).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss syād (स्याद्) and anyāya-tvādi-jyāgāmī (अन्याय-त्वादि-ज्यागामी).
Next
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