6.7.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.23
अनियमोऽविशेषात्
aniyamo 'viśeṣāt
The line
The absence of a fixed rule, 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 line is short. kalpāntaraṃ (कल्पान्तरं) from 6.7.22 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: aniyamo (अनियमो) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aniyamo (अनियमो) | nominative singular, masculine | the absence of a fixed rule |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
The phrases
aniyamo (अनियमो) is the absence of a fixed rule. 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 aniyamo (अनियमो) and aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्).