6.4.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.6
निर्देशस्य गुणार्थत्वम्
nirdeśasya guṇārthatvam
The line
Of a statement of what the rule is, a compound: a quality, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that.
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. sarvaiḥ (सर्वैः) from 6.4.5 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: nirdeśasya (निर्देशस्य) + guṇa-artha-tvam (गुण-अर्थ-त्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nirdeśasya (निर्देशस्य) | genitive singular | a statement of what the rule is |
| guṇa-artha-tvam (गुण-अर्थ-त्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a quality, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
nirdeśasya (निर्देशस्य) is a statement of what the rule is. It stands as genitive singular.
guṇa-artha-tvam (गुण-अर्थ-त्वम्) is a compound: a quality, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-artha-tvam (गुण-अर्थ-त्वम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nirdeśasya (निर्देशस्य) and guṇa-artha-tvam (गुण-अर्थ-त्वम्).
Next
6.4.7. In the unmanifest of Sāṅkhya (साङ्ख्य), a compound: scripture, and a mark.