6.6.27
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.6.27
विहारस्य प्रभुत्वादनग्नीनामपि स्यात्
vihārasya prabhutvād anagnīnām api syāt
The line
Of vihāra (विहार), because of prabhutva (प्रभुत्व), a compound: anagnī (अनग्नी), and by name, indeed even, it would be, let it be granted.
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: vihārasya (विहारस्य) + prabhutvād (प्रभुत्वाद्) + anagnī-nāma (अनग्नी-नाम) + api (अपि) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vihārasya (विहारस्य) | genitive singular | vihāra (विहार) |
| prabhutvād (प्रभुत्वाद्) | ablative singular | prabhutva (प्रभुत्व) |
| anagnī-nāma (अनग्नी-नाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: anagnī (अनग्नी), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
vihārasya (विहारस्य) is vihāra (विहार). It stands as genitive singular. prabhutvād (प्रभुत्वाद्) is prabhutva (प्रभुत्व). It stands as ablative singular. anagnī-nāma (अनग्नी-नाम) is a compound: anagnī (अनग्नी), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
anagnī-nāma (अनग्नी-नाम) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vihārasya (विहारस्य) and prabhutvād (प्रभुत्वाद्).
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