6.5.38
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.38
दीक्षाकालस्य शिष्टत्वादतिक्रमे नियतानामनुत्कर्षः प्राप्तकालत्वात्
dīkṣākālasya śiṣṭatvād atikrame niyatānām anutkarṣaḥ prāptakālatvāt
The line
Of a compound: dīkṣā (दीक्षा), and time, because of śiṣṭatva (शिष्टत्व), in atikrama (अतिक्रम), a compound: niyatā (नियता), and by name, indeed, anutkarṣa (अनुत्कर्ष), because of a compound: what already follows, time, 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: dīkṣā-kālasya (दीक्षा-कालस्य) + śiṣṭatvād (शिष्टत्वाद्) + atikrame (अतिक्रमे) + niyatā-nāma (नियता-नाम) + anutkarṣaḥ (अनुत्कर्षः) + prāpta-kāla-tvāt (प्राप्त-काल-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dīkṣā-kālasya (दीक्षा-कालस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: dīkṣā (दीक्षा), and time. Read it from the end |
| śiṣṭatvād (शिष्टत्वाद्) | ablative singular | śiṣṭatva (शिष्टत्व) |
| atikrame (अतिक्रमे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | atikrama (अतिक्रम) |
| niyatā-nāma (नियता-नाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: niyatā (नियता), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end |
| anutkarṣaḥ (अनुत्कर्षः) | nominative singular, masculine | anutkarṣa (अनुत्कर्ष) |
| prāpta-kāla-tvāt (प्राप्त-काल-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: what already follows, time, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
dīkṣā-kālasya (दीक्षा-कालस्य) is a compound: dīkṣā (दीक्षा), and time. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. śiṣṭatvād (शिष्टत्वाद्) is śiṣṭatva (शिष्टत्व). It stands as ablative singular. atikrame (अतिक्रमे) is atikrama (अतिक्रम). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
niyatā-nāma (नियता-नाम) is a compound: niyatā (नियता), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. anutkarṣaḥ (अनुत्कर्षः) is anutkarṣa (अनुत्कर्ष). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prāpta-kāla-tvāt (प्राप्त-काल-त्वात्) is a compound: what already follows, time, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prāpta-kāla-tvāt (प्राप्त-काल-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dīkṣā-kālasya (दीक्षा-कालस्य) and śiṣṭatvād (शिष्टत्वाद्).
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