6.5.39
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.39
उत्कर्षो वा दीक्षितत्वादविशिष्टं हि कारणम्
utkarṣo vā dīkṣitatvād aviśiṣṭaṃ hi kāraṇam
The line
A raising or, because of dīkṣitatva (दीक्षितत्व), not set apart. A cause.
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: utkarṣaḥ (उत्कर्षः) + vā (वा) + dīkṣitatvād (दीक्षितत्वाद्) + aviśiṣṭaṃ (अविशिष्टं) + hi (हि) + kāraṇam (कारणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| utkarṣaḥ (उत्कर्षः) | nominative singular, masculine | a raising |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| dīkṣitatvād (दीक्षितत्वाद्) | ablative singular | dīkṣitatva (दीक्षितत्व) |
| aviśiṣṭaṃ (अविशिष्टं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | not set apart |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| kāraṇam (कारणम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a cause |
The phrases
utkarṣaḥ (उत्कर्षः) is a raising. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it utkarṣo (उत्कर्षो). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. dīkṣitatvād (दीक्षितत्वाद्) is dīkṣitatva (दीक्षितत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
aviśiṣṭaṃ (अविशिष्टं) is not set apart. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. kāraṇam (कारणम्) is a cause. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
dīkṣitatvād (दीक्षितत्वाद्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it utkarṣo (उत्कर्षो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss utkarṣaḥ (उत्कर्षः) and dīkṣitatvād (दीक्षितत्वाद्).
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