6.7.1
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.1
स्वदाने सर्वमविशेषात्
svadāne sarvam aviśeṣāt
The line
In svadāna (स्वदान), all, because of because there is no difference.
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: svadāne (स्वदाने) + sarvam (सर्वम्) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svadāne (स्वदाने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | svadāna (स्वदान) |
| sarvam (सर्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | all |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
The phrases
svadāne (स्वदाने) is svadāna (स्वदान). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. sarvam (सर्वम्) is all. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svadāne (स्वदाने) and sarvam (सर्वम्).