6.4.37
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.37
वत्सस् तु श्रुतिसंयोगात् तदङ्गं स्यात्
vatsas tu śrutisaṃyogāt tadaṅgaṃ syāt
The line
vatsas (वत्स) but, because of because of the joining with the direct word, tadaṅga (तदङ्ग), it would be, let it be granted.
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: vatsas (वत्स) + tu (तु) + śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) + tadaṅgaṃ (तदङ्गं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vatsas (वत्स) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) | ablative singular | because of the joining with the direct word |
| tadaṅgaṃ (तदङ्गं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tadaṅga (तदङ्ग) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
vatsas (वत्स) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) is because of the joining with the direct word. It stands as ablative singular.
tadaṅgaṃ (तदङ्गं) is tadaṅga (तदङ्ग). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vatsas (वत्स) and śrutisaṃyogāt (श्रुतिसंयोगात्).
Next
6.4.38. Time but, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of acodana (अचोदन).