6.4.40
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.40
अवचनाच् च स्वशब्दस्य
avacanāc ca svaśabdasya
The line
Because of avacana (अवचन) and, of a compound: one's own, and a word.
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. anarthakaḥ (अनर्थकः) from 6.4.39 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: avacanāc (अवचनाच्) + ca (च) + sva-śabdasya (स्व-शब्दस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avacanāc (अवचनाच्) | ablative singular | avacana (अवचन) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| sva-śabdasya (स्व-शब्दस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: one's own, and a word. Read it from the end |
The phrases
avacanāc (अवचनाच्) is avacana (अवचन). It stands as ablative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
sva-śabdasya (स्व-शब्दस्य) is a compound: one's own, and a word. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sva-śabdasya (स्व-शब्दस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss avacanāc (अवचनाच्) and sva-śabdasya (स्व-शब्दस्य).