6.5.5
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.5
अपूर्वत्वाद् विधानं स्यात्
apūrvatvād vidhānaṃ syāt
The line
Because of a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that, a rule, it would be, let it be granted.
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: apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) + vidhānaṃ (विधानं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| vidhānaṃ (विधानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a rule |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) is a compound: the unseen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it apūrvatvād (अपूर्वत्वाद्). vidhānaṃ (विधानं) is a rule. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it apūrvatvād (अपूर्वत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apūrva-tvāt (अपूर्व-त्वात्) and vidhānaṃ (विधानं).