6.7.3
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.3
न भूमिः स्यात् सर्वान् प्रत्यविशिष्टत्वात्
na bhūmiḥ syāt sarvān pratyaviśiṣṭatvāt
The line
Not bhūma (भूम), it would be, let it be granted, all, because of a compound: toward, against, not set apart, and the state of being that.
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: na (न) + bhūmiḥ (भूमिः) + syāt (स्यात्) + sarvān (सर्वान्) + prati-aviśiṣṭa-tvāt (प्रति-अविशिष्ट-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| bhūmiḥ (भूमिः) | nominative singular | bhūma (भूम) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| sarvān (सर्वान्) | accusative plural, masculine | all |
| prati-aviśiṣṭa-tvāt (प्रति-अविशिष्ट-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: toward, against, not set apart, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. bhūmiḥ (भूमिः) is bhūma (भूम). It stands as nominative singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
sarvān (सर्वान्) is all. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. prati-aviśiṣṭa-tvāt (प्रति-अविशिष्ट-त्वात्) is a compound: toward, against, not set apart, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-aviśiṣṭa-tvāt (प्रति-अविशिष्ट-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhūmiḥ (भूमिः) and syāt (स्यात्).