6.5.30
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.30
पौर्णमास्यामनियमोऽविशेषात्
paurṇamāsyām aniyamo 'viśeṣāt
The line
Of paurṇamāsya (पौर्णमास्य), the absence of a fixed rule, because of because there is no difference.
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: paurṇamāsyām (पौर्णमास्याम्) + aniyamo (अनियमो) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| paurṇamāsyām (पौर्णमास्याम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | paurṇamāsya (पौर्णमास्य) |
| aniyamo (अनियमो) | nominative singular, masculine | the absence of a fixed rule |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
The phrases
paurṇamāsyām (पौर्णमास्याम्) is paurṇamāsya (पौर्णमास्य). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. aniyamo (अनियमो) is the absence of a fixed rule. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss paurṇamāsyām (पौर्णमास्याम्) and aniyamo (अनियमो).
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