6.7.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.14
अहर्गणे च तद्धर्मः स्यात् सर्वेषामविशेषात्
ahargaṇe ca taddharmaḥ syāt sarveṣām aviśeṣāt
The line
In in a sequence of days and, that, dharma, it would be, let it be granted, of of 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: ahargaṇe (अहर्गणे) + ca (च) + tad (तद्) + dharmaḥ (धर्मः) + syāt (स्यात्) + sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ahargaṇe (अहर्गणे) | locative singular | in a sequence of days |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| dharmaḥ (धर्मः) | nominative singular, masculine | dharma |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) | genitive plural | of all |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
The phrases
ahargaṇe (अहर्गणे) is in a sequence of days. It stands as locative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. dharmaḥ (धर्मः) is dharma. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as taddharmaḥ (तद्धर्मः).
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) is of all. It stands as genitive plural. aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ahargaṇe (अहर्गणे) is locative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as taddharmaḥ (तद्धर्मः).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ahargaṇe (अहर्गणे) and dharmaḥ (धर्मः).