6.5.54
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.54
पौर्वापर्ये पूर्वदौर्बल्यं प्रकृतिवत्
paurvāparye pūrvadaurbalyaṃ prakṛtivat
The line
In paurvāparya (पौर्वापर्य), a compound: the earlier, and daurbalya (दौर्बल्य), like the model.
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: paurvāparye (पौर्वापर्ये) + pūrva-daurbalyaṃ (पूर्व-दौर्बल्यं) + prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| paurvāparye (पौर्वापर्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | paurvāparya (पौर्वापर्य) |
| pūrva-daurbalyaṃ (पूर्व-दौर्बल्यं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: the earlier, and daurbalya (दौर्बल्य). Read it from the end |
| prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्) | indeclinable | like the model |
The phrases
paurvāparye (पौर्वापर्ये) is paurvāparya (पौर्वापर्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. pūrva-daurbalyaṃ (पूर्व-दौर्बल्यं) is a compound: the earlier, and daurbalya (दौर्बल्य). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्) is like the model. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
pūrva-daurbalyaṃ (पूर्व-दौर्बल्यं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss paurvāparye (पौर्वापर्ये) and pūrva-daurbalyaṃ (पूर्व-दौर्बल्यं).