6.4.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.23
न तल्लक्षणत्वादुपपातो हि कारणम्
na tallakṣaṇatvād upapāto hi kāraṇam
The line
Not because of a compound: that, a mark, and the state of being that, upapāta (उपपात). A cause.
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) + tat-lakṣaṇa-tvāt (तत्-लक्षण-त्वात्) + upapāto (उपपातो) + hi (हि) + kāraṇam (कारणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tat-lakṣaṇa-tvāt (तत्-लक्षण-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: that, a mark, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| upapāto (उपपातो) | nominative singular, masculine | upapāta (उपपात) |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| kāraṇam (कारणम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a cause |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. tat-lakṣaṇa-tvāt (तत्-लक्षण-त्वात्) is a compound: that, a mark, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tallakṣaṇatvād (तल्लक्षणत्वाद्). upapāto (उपपातो) is upapāta (उपपात). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. kāraṇam (कारणम्) is a cause. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
tat-lakṣaṇa-tvāt (तत्-लक्षण-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tallakṣaṇatvād (तल्लक्षणत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tat-lakṣaṇa-tvāt (तत्-लक्षण-त्वात्) and upapāto (उपपातो).