6.4.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.31
अङ्गविधिर् वा निमित्तसंयोगात्
aṅgavidhir vā nimittasaṃyogāt
The line
A compound: a limb, a subsidiary part, and vidha (विध) or, because of a compound: the efficient ground, 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 line is short. sa (स) from 6.4.30 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: aṅga-vidhiḥ (अङ्ग-विधिः) + vā (वा) + nimitta-saṃyogāt (निमित्त-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aṅga-vidhiḥ (अङ्ग-विधिः) | nominative singular | a compound: a limb, a subsidiary part, and vidha (विध). Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| nimitta-saṃyogāt (निमित्त-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the efficient ground, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
aṅga-vidhiḥ (अङ्ग-विधिः) is a compound: a limb, a subsidiary part, and vidha (विध). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it aṅgavidhir (अङ्गविधिर्). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
nimitta-saṃyogāt (निमित्त-संयोगात्) is a compound: the efficient ground, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nimitta-saṃyogāt (निमित्त-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it aṅgavidhir (अङ्गविधिर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aṅga-vidhiḥ (अङ्ग-विधिः) and nimitta-saṃyogāt (निमित्त-संयोगात्).