6.5.10
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.10
उपांशुयाजेऽवचनाद् यथाप्रकृति
upāṃśuyāje 'vacanād yathāprakṛti
The line
In upāṃśuyāja (उपांशुयाज), because of avacana (अवचन), in a compound: as, and prakṛta (प्रकृत).
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: upāṃśuyāje (उपांशुयाजे) + avacanād (अवचनाद्) + yathā-prakṛti (यथा-प्रकृति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| upāṃśuyāje (उपांशुयाजे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | upāṃśuyāja (उपांशुयाज) |
| avacanād (अवचनाद्) | ablative singular | avacana (अवचन) |
| yathā-prakṛti (यथा-प्रकृति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: as, and prakṛta (प्रकृत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
upāṃśuyāje (उपांशुयाजे) is upāṃśuyāja (उपांशुयाज). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. avacanād (अवचनाद्) is avacana (अवचन). It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
yathā-prakṛti (यथा-प्रकृति) is a compound: as, and prakṛta (प्रकृत). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
yathā-prakṛti (यथा-प्रकृति) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss upāṃśuyāje (उपांशुयाजे) and avacanād (अवचनाद्).
Next
6.5.11. apanaya (अपनय) or, pravṛtya (प्रवृत्य), a compound: as, the others, and ṣāma (षाम).