6.6.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.6.6
औदुम्बर्याः परार्थत्वात् कपालवत्
audumbaryāḥ parārthatvāt kapālavat
The line
audumbarya (औदुम्बर्य), because of because it is for another's sake, kapālavat (कपालवत्).
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: audumbaryāḥ (औदुम्बर्याः) + parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) + kapālavat (कपालवत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| audumbaryāḥ (औदुम्बर्याः) | nominative plural | audumbarya (औदुम्बर्य) |
| parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for another's sake |
| kapālavat (कपालवत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
audumbaryāḥ (औदुम्बर्याः) is audumbarya (औदुम्बर्य). It stands as nominative plural. parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) is because it is for another's sake. It stands as ablative singular.
kapālavat (कपालवत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss audumbaryāḥ (औदुम्बर्याः) and parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्).