6.5.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.20
अभावाच् चेतरस्य स्यात्
abhāvāc cetarasya syāt
The line
Because of because of absence, of a compound: and, and the other, it would be, let it be granted.
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: abhāvāt (अभावात्) + ca-itarasya (च-इतरस्य) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| abhāvāt (अभावात्) | ablative singular | because of absence |
| ca-itarasya (च-इतरस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: and, and the other. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
abhāvāt (अभावात्) is because of absence. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it abhāvāc (अभावाच्). ca-itarasya (च-इतरस्य) is a compound: and, and the other. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ca-itarasya (च-इतरस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it abhāvāc (अभावाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss abhāvāt (अभावात्) and ca-itarasya (च-इतरस्य).