6.5.34
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.34
न भक्तित्वादेषा हि लोके
na bhaktitvād eṣā hi loke
The line
Not because of a compound: devotion, and the state of being that, this. In the world.
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: na (न) + bhakti-tvāt (भक्ति-त्वात्) + eṣā (एषा) + hi (हि) + loke (लोके)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| bhakti-tvāt (भक्ति-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: devotion, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| eṣā (एषा) | nominative singular, feminine | this |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| loke (लोके) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the world |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. bhakti-tvāt (भक्ति-त्वात्) is a compound: devotion, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it bhaktitvād (भक्तित्वाद्). eṣā (एषा) is this. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. loke (लोके) is the world. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
bhakti-tvāt (भक्ति-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it bhaktitvād (भक्तित्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhakti-tvāt (भक्ति-त्वात्) and eṣā (एषा).
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