6.5.50
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.50
स्याद् वा प्राप्तनिमित्तत्वात् कालमात्रमेकम्
syād vā prāptanimittatvāt kālamātram ekam
The line
It would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound or, because of a compound: what already follows, the efficient ground, and the state of being that, a compound: time, and mātra (मात्र), one.
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: syād (स्याद्) + vā (वा) + prāpta-nimitta-tvāt (प्राप्त-निमित्त-त्वात्) + kāla-mātram (काल-मात्रम्) + ekam (एकम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| prāpta-nimitta-tvāt (प्राप्त-निमित्त-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: what already follows, the efficient ground, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| kāla-mātram (काल-मात्रम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: time, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end |
| ekam (एकम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | one |
The phrases
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. prāpta-nimitta-tvāt (प्राप्त-निमित्त-त्वात्) is a compound: what already follows, the efficient ground, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
kāla-mātram (काल-मात्रम्) is a compound: time, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. ekam (एकम्) is one. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
prāpta-nimitta-tvāt (प्राप्त-निमित्त-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss syād (स्याद्) and prāpta-nimitta-tvāt (प्राप्त-निमित्त-त्वात्).