6.4.25
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.25
उभाभ्यां वा न हि तयोर् धर्मशास्त्रम्
ubhābhyāṃ vā na hi tayor dharmaśāstram
The line
By means of ubha (उभ) or, not. Of of the two, in the two, a compound: dharma, a property, and a teaching, a treatise.
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: ubhābhyāṃ (उभाभ्यां) + vā (वा) + na (न) + hi (हि) + tayoḥ (तयोः) + dharma-śāstram (धर्म-शास्त्रम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ubhābhyāṃ (उभाभ्यां) | instrumental, dative, or ablative dual | ubha (उभ) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| tayoḥ (तयोः) | genitive or locative dual | of the two, in the two |
| dharma-śāstram (धर्म-शास्त्रम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: dharma, a property, and a teaching, a treatise. Read it from the end |
The phrases
ubhābhyāṃ (उभाभ्यां) is ubha (उभ). It stands as instrumental, dative, or ablative dual. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. tayoḥ (तयोः) is of the two, in the two. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line writes it tayor. dharma-śāstram (धर्म-शास्त्रम्) is a compound: dharma, a property, and a teaching, a treatise. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
dharma-śāstram (धर्म-शास्त्रम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tayor.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ubhābhyāṃ (उभाभ्यां) and tayoḥ (तयोः).