6.6.39
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.6.39
इज्यायां तद्गुणत्वाद् विशेषेण नियमयेत
ijyāyāṃ tadguṇatvād viśeṣeṇa niyamayeta
The line
Of ijyāya (इज्याय), because of a compound: a quality of that, and the state of being that, by means of a difference, a compound: a restriction, and yeta (येत).
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: ijyāyāṃ (इज्यायां) + tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्) + viśeṣeṇa (विशेषेण) + niyama-yeta (नियम-येत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ijyāyāṃ (इज्यायां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | ijyāya (इज्याय) |
| tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a quality of that, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| viśeṣeṇa (विशेषेण) | instrumental singular | a difference |
| niyama-yeta (नियम-येत) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a restriction, and yeta (येत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
ijyāyāṃ (इज्यायां) is ijyāya (इज्याय). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. 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).
viśeṣeṇa (विशेषेण) is a difference. It stands as instrumental singular. niyama-yeta (नियम-येत) is a compound: a restriction, and yeta (येत). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it tadguṇatvād (तद्गुणत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ijyāyāṃ (इज्यायां) and tadguṇa-tvāt (तद्गुण-त्वात्).
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6.7.1. In svadāna (स्वदान), all, because of because there is no difference.