6.4.5
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.5
सर्वैर् वा समवायात् स्यात्
sarvair vā samavāyāt syāt
The line
By means of all or, because of because of inherence, 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: sarvaiḥ (सर्वैः) + vā (वा) + samavāyāt (समवायात्) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarvaiḥ (सर्वैः) | instrumental plural | all |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| samavāyāt (समवायात्) | ablative singular | because of inherence |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
sarvaiḥ (सर्वैः) is all. It stands as instrumental plural. The line writes it sarvair. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
samavāyāt (समवायात्) is because of inherence. It stands as ablative singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
samavāyāt (समवायात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it sarvair.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarvaiḥ (सर्वैः) and samavāyāt (समवायात्).