6.7.2
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.2
यस्य वा प्रभुः स्यादितरस्याशक्यत्वात्
yasya vā prabhuḥ syād itarasyāśakyatvāt
The line
Of of whom, whose or, prabha (प्रभ), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: the other, syāśa (स्याश), and kyatva (क्यत्व).
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: yasya (यस्य) + vā (वा) + prabhuḥ (प्रभुः) + syād (स्याद्) + itara-syāśa-kyatvāt (इतर-स्याश-क्यत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yasya (यस्य) | genitive singular | of whom, whose |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| prabhuḥ (प्रभुः) | nominative singular | prabha (प्रभ) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| itara-syāśa-kyatvāt (इतर-स्याश-क्यत्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the other, syāśa (स्याश), and kyatva (क्यत्व). Read it from the end |
The phrases
yasya (यस्य) is of whom, whose. It stands as genitive singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. prabhuḥ (प्रभुः) is prabha (प्रभ). It stands as nominative singular.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. itara-syāśa-kyatvāt (इतर-स्याश-क्यत्वात्) is a compound: the other, syāśa (स्याश), and kyatva (क्यत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
itara-syāśa-kyatvāt (इतर-स्याश-क्यत्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yasya (यस्य) and prabhuḥ (प्रभुः).