6.5.46
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.46
प्रकरणे वा शब्दहेतुत्वात्
prakaraṇe vā śabdahetutvāt
The line
In the context or, because of a compound: a word, a reason, 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 line is short. prāyaścittam (प्रायश्चित्तम्) from 6.5.45 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prakaraṇe (प्रकरणे) + vā (वा) + śabda-hetu-tvāt (शब्द-हेतु-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prakaraṇe (प्रकरणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | the context |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| śabda-hetu-tvāt (शब्द-हेतु-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a word, a reason, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
prakaraṇe (प्रकरणे) is the context. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
śabda-hetu-tvāt (शब्द-हेतु-त्वात्) is a compound: a word, a reason, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śabda-hetu-tvāt (शब्द-हेतु-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prakaraṇe (प्रकरणे) and śabda-hetu-tvāt (शब्द-हेतु-त्वात्).