6.4.39
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.39
अनर्थकश् च कर्मसंयोगे
anarthakaś ca karmasaṃyoge
The line
Of no point and, in a compound: action, 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. kālaḥ (कालः) from 6.4.38 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) + ca (च) + karma-saṃyoge (कर्म-संयोगे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) | nominative singular, masculine | of no point |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| karma-saṃyoge (कर्म-संयोगे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: action, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) is of no point. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it anarthakaś (अनर्थकश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
karma-saṃyoge (कर्म-संयोगे) is a compound: action, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
karma-saṃyoge (कर्म-संयोगे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it anarthakaś (अनर्थकश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) and karma-saṃyoge (कर्म-संयोगे).
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