6.6.38
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.6.38
न वा संयोगपृथक्त्वाद् गुणस्येज्याप्रधानत्वादसंयुक्ता हि चोदना
na vā saṃyogapṛthaktvād guṇasyejyāpradhānatvād asaṃyuktā hi codanā
The line
Not or, because of a compound: conjunction, and separateness, because of a compound: a quality, syejyāpra (स्येज्याप्र), and dhānatva (धानत्व), asaṃyukta (असंयुक्त). A Vedic command.
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: na (न) + vā (वा) + saṃyoga-pṛthaktvāt (संयोग-पृथक्त्वात्) + guṇa-syejyāpra-dhānatvāt (गुण-स्येज्याप्र-धानत्वात्) + asaṃyuktā (असंयुक्ता) + hi (हि) + codanā (चोदना)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| saṃyoga-pṛthaktvāt (संयोग-पृथक्त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: conjunction, and separateness. Read it from the end |
| guṇa-syejyāpra-dhānatvāt (गुण-स्येज्याप्र-धानत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality, syejyāpra (स्येज्याप्र), and dhānatva (धानत्व). Read it from the end |
| asaṃyuktā (असंयुक्ता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | asaṃyukta (असंयुक्त) |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| codanā (चोदना) | nominative singular, feminine | a Vedic command |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. saṃyoga-pṛthaktvāt (संयोग-पृथक्त्वात्) is a compound: conjunction, and separateness. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it saṃyogapṛthaktvād (संयोगपृथक्त्वाद्). guṇa-syejyāpra-dhānatvāt (गुण-स्येज्याप्र-धानत्वात्) is a compound: a quality, syejyāpra (स्येज्याप्र), and dhānatva (धानत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it guṇasyejyāpradhānatvād (गुणस्येज्याप्रधानत्वाद्).
asaṃyuktā (असंयुक्ता) is asaṃyukta (असंयुक्त). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. codanā (चोदना) is a Vedic command. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-syejyāpra-dhānatvāt (गुण-स्येज्याप्र-धानत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it saṃyogapṛthaktvād (संयोगपृथक्त्वाद्). The line writes it guṇasyejyāpradhānatvād (गुणस्येज्याप्रधानत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃyoga-pṛthaktvāt (संयोग-पृथक्त्वात्) and guṇa-syejyāpra-dhānatvāt (गुण-स्येज्याप्र-धानत्वात्).