6.7.29
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.29
विधौ तु वेदसंयोगादुपदेशः स्यात्
vidhau tu vedasaṃyogād upadeśaḥ syāt
The line
An injunction but, because of a compound: the Veda, and conjunction, teaching, it would be, let it be granted.
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: vidhau (विधौ) + tu (तु) + veda-saṃyogāt (वेद-संयोगात्) + upadeśaḥ (उपदेशः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidhau (विधौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | an injunction |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| veda-saṃyogāt (वेद-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the Veda, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| upadeśaḥ (उपदेशः) | nominative singular, masculine | teaching |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
vidhau (विधौ) is an injunction. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. veda-saṃyogāt (वेद-संयोगात्) is a compound: the Veda, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vedasaṃyogād (वेदसंयोगाद्).
upadeśaḥ (उपदेशः) is teaching. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
veda-saṃyogāt (वेद-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vedasaṃyogād (वेदसंयोगाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vidhau (विधौ) and veda-saṃyogāt (वेद-संयोगात्).