6.7.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.18
विकारः सन्नुभयतोऽविशेषात्
vikāraḥ sann ubhayato 'viśeṣāt
The line
A transformation, a compound: what is, and not, ubhayata (उभयत), 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: vikāraḥ (विकारः) + sad-na (सद्-न) + ubhayato (उभयतो) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vikāraḥ (विकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a transformation |
| sad-na (सद्-न) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: what is, and not. Read it from the end |
| ubhayato (उभयतो) | nominative singular, masculine | ubhayata (उभयत) |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
The phrases
vikāraḥ (विकारः) is a transformation. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sad-na (सद्-न) is a compound: what is, and not. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
ubhayato (उभयतो) is ubhayata (उभयत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vikāraḥ (विकारः) and sad-na (सद्-न).
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