6.7.13
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.13
दीक्षासु विनिर्देशादक्रत्वर्थेन संयोगस् तस्मादविरोधः स्यात्
dīkṣāsu vinirdeśād akratvarthena saṃyogas tasmād avirodhaḥ syāt
The line
dīkṣāsu (दीक्षासु), because of vinirdeśa (विनिर्देश), by means of akratvartha (अक्रत्वर्थ), conjunction, therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound, absence of collision, 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: dīkṣāsu (दीक्षासु) + vinirdeśād (विनिर्देशाद्) + akratvarthena (अक्रत्वर्थेन) + saṃyogaḥ (संयोगः) + tasmād (तस्माद्) + avirodhaḥ (अविरोधः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dīkṣāsu (दीक्षासु) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| vinirdeśād (विनिर्देशाद्) | ablative singular | vinirdeśa (विनिर्देश) |
| akratvarthena (अक्रत्वर्थेन) | instrumental singular | akratvartha (अक्रत्वर्थ) |
| saṃyogaḥ (संयोगः) | nominative singular, masculine | conjunction |
| tasmād (तस्माद्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound |
| avirodhaḥ (अविरोधः) | nominative singular, masculine | absence of collision |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
dīkṣāsu (दीक्षासु) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. vinirdeśād (विनिर्देशाद्) is vinirdeśa (विनिर्देश). It stands as ablative singular. akratvarthena (अक्रत्वर्थेन) is akratvartha (अक्रत्वर्थ). It stands as instrumental singular. saṃyogaḥ (संयोगः) is conjunction. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it saṃyogas (संयोग).
tasmād (तस्माद्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. avirodhaḥ (अविरोधः) is absence of collision. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
akratvarthena (अक्रत्वर्थेन) is instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it saṃyogas (संयोग).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dīkṣāsu (दीक्षासु) and vinirdeśād (विनिर्देशाद्).