6.7.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.11
अशेषं तु समञ्जसादानेन शेषकर्म स्यात्
aśeṣaṃ tu samañjasādānena śeṣakarma syāt
The line
aśeṣa (अशेष) but, by means of a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, ñjasā (ञ्जसा), and dāna (दान), a compound: the rest, what remains over, and action, 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: aśeṣaṃ (अशेषं) + tu (तु) + sama-ñjasā-dānena (सम-ञ्जसा-दानेन) + śeṣa-karma (शेष-कर्म) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aśeṣaṃ (अशेषं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | aśeṣa (अशेष) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| sama-ñjasā-dānena (सम-ञ्जसा-दानेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, ñjasā (ञ्जसा), and dāna (दान). Read it from the end |
| śeṣa-karma (शेष-कर्म) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the rest, what remains over, and action. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
aśeṣaṃ (अशेषं) is aśeṣa (अशेष). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. sama-ñjasā-dānena (सम-ञ्जसा-दानेन) is a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, ñjasā (ञ्जसा), and dāna (दान). Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular.
śeṣa-karma (शेष-कर्म) is a compound: the rest, what remains over, and action. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sama-ñjasā-dānena (सम-ञ्जसा-दानेन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aśeṣaṃ (अशेषं) and sama-ñjasā-dānena (सम-ञ्जसा-दानेन).
Next
6.7.12. Not a compound: adānasyā (अदानस्या), eternal, and tvāta (त्वात).