6.6.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.6.1
सन्निपाते वैगुण्यात् प्रकृतिवत् तुल्यकल्पा यजेरन्
sannipāte vaiguṇyāt prakṛtivat tulyakalpā yajeran
The line
In sannipāta (सन्निपात), because of vaiguṇya (वैगुण्य), like the model, a compound: like, equal, and kalpa (कल्प), yajeran (यजेरन्).
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: sannipāte (सन्निपाते) + vaiguṇyāt (वैगुण्यात्) + prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्) + tulya-kalpā (तुल्य-कल्पा) + yajeran (यजेरन्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sannipāte (सन्निपाते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | sannipāta (सन्निपात) |
| vaiguṇyāt (वैगुण्यात्) | ablative singular | vaiguṇya (वैगुण्य) |
| prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्) | indeclinable | like the model |
| tulya-kalpā (तुल्य-कल्पा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: like, equal, and kalpa (कल्प). Read it from the end |
| yajeran (यजेरन्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
sannipāte (सन्निपाते) is sannipāta (सन्निपात). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. vaiguṇyāt (वैगुण्यात्) is vaiguṇya (वैगुण्य). It stands as ablative singular. prakṛtivat (प्रकृतिवत्) is like the model. It stands as indeclinable.
tulya-kalpā (तुल्य-कल्पा) is a compound: like, equal, and kalpa (कल्प). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. yajeran (यजेरन्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
tulya-kalpā (तुल्य-कल्पा) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sannipāte (सन्निपाते) and vaiguṇyāt (वैगुण्यात्).