6.7.28
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.28
निर्देशाद् वा तद्धर्मः स्यात् पञ्चावत्तवत्
nirdeśād vā taddharmaḥ syāt pañcāvattavat
The line
Because of a statement of what the rule is or, that, dharma, it would be, let it be granted, pañcāvattavat (पञ्चावत्तवत्).
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: nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) + vā (वा) + tad (तद्) + dharmaḥ (धर्मः) + syāt (स्यात्) + pañcāvattavat (पञ्चावत्तवत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) | ablative singular | a statement of what the rule is |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| 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 |
| pañcāvattavat (पञ्चावत्तवत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) is a statement of what the rule is. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it nirdeśād (निर्देशाद्). vā (वा) is or. 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. pañcāvattavat (पञ्चावत्तवत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
pañcāvattavat (पञ्चावत्तवत्) is the form as the line writes it. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it nirdeśād (निर्देशाद्). The line joins them as taddharmaḥ (तद्धर्मः).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) and dharmaḥ (धर्मः).