6.6.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.6.31
स्वार्थेन च प्रयुक्तत्वात्
svārthena ca prayuktatvāt
The line
By means of one's own purpose and, because of a compound: employed, put to use, and the state of being that.
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. sāgnīnāṃ (साग्नीनां) from 6.6.30 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: svārthena (स्वार्थेन) + ca (च) + prayukta-tvāt (प्रयुक्त-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svārthena (स्वार्थेन) | instrumental singular | one's own purpose |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| prayukta-tvāt (प्रयुक्त-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: employed, put to use, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
svārthena (स्वार्थेन) is one's own purpose. It stands as instrumental singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
prayukta-tvāt (प्रयुक्त-त्वात्) is a compound: employed, put to use, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prayukta-tvāt (प्रयुक्त-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svārthena (स्वार्थेन) and prayukta-tvāt (प्रयुक्त-त्वात्).