6.6.2
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.6.2
वचनाद् वाशिरोवत्स्यात्
vacanād vāśirovatsyāt
The line
Because of because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound, because of vāśirovatsya (वाशिरोवत्स्य).
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 line is short. sannipāte (सन्निपाते) from 6.6.1 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vacanād (वचनाद्) + vāśirovatsyāt (वाशिरोवत्स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vacanād (वचनाद्) | ablative singular | because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound |
| vāśirovatsyāt (वाशिरोवत्स्यात्) | ablative singular | vāśirovatsya (वाशिरोवत्स्य) |
The phrases
vacanād (वचनाद्) is because of a statement. vacanāt (वचनात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as ablative singular.
vāśirovatsyāt (वाशिरोवत्स्यात्) is vāśirovatsya (वाशिरोवत्स्य). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vāśirovatsyāt (वाशिरोवत्स्यात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vacanād (वचनाद्) and vāśirovatsyāt (वाशिरोवत्स्यात्).
Next
6.6.3. Not a compound: vānā (वाना), rabhya (रभ्य), honest debate, and tvāta (त्वात).