6.5.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.11
अपनयो वा प्रवृत्या यथेतरेषाम्
apanayo vā pravṛtyā yathetareṣām
The line
apanaya (अपनय) or, pravṛtya (प्रवृत्य), a compound: as, the others, and ṣāma (षाम).
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: apanayo (अपनयो) + vā (वा) + pravṛtyā (प्रवृत्या) + yathā-itare-ṣāma (यथा-इतरे-षाम)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apanayo (अपनयो) | nominative singular, masculine | apanaya (अपनय) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| pravṛtyā (प्रवृत्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | pravṛtya (प्रवृत्य) |
| yathā-itare-ṣāma (यथा-इतरे-षाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: as, the others, and ṣāma (षाम). Read it from the end |
The phrases
apanayo (अपनयो) is apanaya (अपनय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
pravṛtyā (प्रवृत्या) is pravṛtya (प्रवृत्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. yathā-itare-ṣāma (यथा-इतरे-षाम) is a compound: as, the others, and ṣāma (षाम). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
yathā-itare-ṣāma (यथा-इतरे-षाम) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apanayo (अपनयो) and pravṛtyā (प्रवृत्या).