6.5.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.18
विनिरुप्ते न मुष्टीनामपनयस् तद्गुणत्वात्
vinirupte na muṣṭīnām apanayas tadguṇatvāt
The line
In vinirupta (विनिरुप्त), not a compound: muṣṭī (मुष्टी), and by name, indeed, apanayas (अपनय), because of a compound: a quality of that, 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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: vinirupte (विनिरुप्ते) + na (न) + muṣṭī-nāma (मुष्टी-नाम) + apanayas (अपनय) + tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vinirupte (विनिरुप्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | vinirupta (विनिरुप्त) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| muṣṭī-nāma (मुष्टी-नाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: muṣṭī (मुष्टी), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end |
| apanayas (अपनय) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vinirupte (विनिरुप्ते) is vinirupta (विनिरुप्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. muṣṭī-nāma (मुष्टी-नाम) is a compound: muṣṭī (मुष्टी), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
apanayas (अपनय) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्) is a compound: a quality of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vinirupte (विनिरुप्ते) and muṣṭī-nāma (मुष्टी-नाम).