6.6.36
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.6.36
पुरुषकल्पेन विकृतौ कर्तृनियमः स्याद् यज्ञस्य तद्गुणत्वादभावादितरान् प्रत्येकस्मिन्नधिकारः स्यात्
puruṣakalpena vikṛtau kartṛniyamaḥ syād yajñasya tadguṇatvād abhāvād itarān pratyekasminn adhikāraḥ syāt
The line
By means of a compound: the person, and kalpa (कल्प), in in the variant rite, a compound: an agent, and a restriction, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, of a sacrifice, because of a compound: a quality of that, and the state of being that, because of because of absence, the other, a compound: each, and sminna (स्मिन्न), eligibility, 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: puruṣa-kalpena (पुरुष-कल्पेन) + vikṛtau (विकृतौ) + kartṛ-niyamaḥ (कर्तृ-नियमः) + syād (स्याद्) + yajñasya (यज्ञस्य) + tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्) + abhāvāt (अभावात्) + itarān (इतरान्) + pratyeka-sminna (प्रत्येक-स्मिन्न) + adhikāraḥ (अधिकारः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| puruṣa-kalpena (पुरुष-कल्पेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: the person, and kalpa (कल्प). Read it from the end |
| vikṛtau (विकृतौ) | locative singular | in the variant rite |
| kartṛ-niyamaḥ (कर्तृ-नियमः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: an agent, and a restriction. Read it from the end |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| yajñasya (यज्ञस्य) | genitive singular | a sacrifice |
| tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| abhāvāt (अभावात्) | ablative singular | because of absence |
| itarān (इतरान्) | accusative plural, masculine | the other |
| pratyeka-sminna (प्रत्येक-स्मिन्न) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: each, and sminna (स्मिन्न). Read it from the end |
| adhikāraḥ (अधिकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | eligibility |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
puruṣa-kalpena (पुरुष-कल्पेन) is a compound: the person, and kalpa (कल्प). Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. vikṛtau (विकृतौ) is in the variant rite. It stands as locative singular. kartṛ-niyamaḥ (कर्तृ-नियमः) is a compound: an agent, and a restriction. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. yajñasya (यज्ञस्य) is a sacrifice. It stands as genitive singular. tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्) is a compound: a quality of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tadguṇatvād (तद्गुणत्वाद्).
abhāvāt (अभावात्) is because of absence. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it abhāvād (अभावाद्). itarān (इतरान्) is the other. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. pratyeka-sminna (प्रत्येक-स्मिन्न) is a compound: each, and sminna (स्मिन्न). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. adhikāraḥ (अधिकारः) is eligibility. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pratyeka-sminna (प्रत्येक-स्मिन्न) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tadguṇatvād (तद्गुणत्वाद्). The line writes it abhāvād (अभावाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss puruṣa-kalpena (पुरुष-कल्पेन) and vikṛtau (विकृतौ).