6.5.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.14
लक्षणमात्रमितरत्
lakṣaṇamātram itarat
The line
A compound: a mark, and mātra (मात्र), the other.
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. pravṛtte (प्रवृत्ते) from 6.5.13 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: lakṣaṇa-mātram (लक्षण-मात्रम्) + itarat (इतरत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| lakṣaṇa-mātram (लक्षण-मात्रम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a mark, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end |
| itarat (इतरत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the other |
The phrases
lakṣaṇa-mātram (लक्षण-मात्रम्) is a compound: a mark, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
itarat (इतरत्) is the other. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
lakṣaṇa-mātram (लक्षण-मात्रम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss lakṣaṇa-mātram (लक्षण-मात्रम्) and itarat (इतरत्).