6.5.8
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.8
न तस्यादुष्टत्वादविशिष्टं हि कारणम्
na tasyāduṣṭatvād aviśiṣṭaṃ hi kāraṇam
The line
Not a compound: tasyā (तस्या), faulty, and tvāda (त्वाद), 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: na (न) + tasyā-duṣṭa-tvāda (तस्या-दुष्ट-त्वाद) + aviśiṣṭaṃ (अविशिष्टं) + hi (हि) + kāraṇam (कारणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tasyā-duṣṭa-tvāda (तस्या-दुष्ट-त्वाद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: tasyā (तस्या), faulty, and tvāda (त्वाद). Read it from the end |
| 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
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. tasyā-duṣṭa-tvāda (तस्या-दुष्ट-त्वाद) is a compound: tasyā (तस्या), faulty, and tvāda (त्वाद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. 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
tasyā-duṣṭa-tvāda (तस्या-दुष्ट-त्वाद) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tasyā-duṣṭa-tvāda (तस्या-दुष्ट-त्वाद) and aviśiṣṭaṃ (अविशिष्टं).
Next
6.5.9. A compound: lakṣa (लक्ष), ṇārthā (णार्था), and heard.