6.7.31
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.31
सहस्रसंवत्सरं तदायुषामसंभवान् मनुष्येषु
sahasrasaṃvatsaraṃ tadāyuṣām asaṃbhavān manuṣyeṣu
The line
A compound: with, srasa (स्रस), and ṃvatsara (ंवत्सर), of tadāyuṣa (तदायुष), asaṃbhava (असंभव), in manuṣya (मनुष्य).
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: saha-srasa-ṃvatsaraṃ (सह-स्रस-ंवत्सरं) + tadāyuṣām (तदायुषाम्) + asaṃbhavān (असंभवान्) + manuṣyeṣu (मनुष्येषु)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saha-srasa-ṃvatsaraṃ (सह-स्रस-ंवत्सरं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: with, srasa (स्रस), and ṃvatsara (ंवत्सर). Read it from the end |
| tadāyuṣām (तदायुषाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | tadāyuṣa (तदायुष) |
| asaṃbhavān (असंभवान्) | accusative plural, masculine | asaṃbhava (असंभव) |
| manuṣyeṣu (मनुष्येषु) | locative plural | manuṣya (मनुष्य) |
The phrases
saha-srasa-ṃvatsaraṃ (सह-स्रस-ंवत्सरं) is a compound: with, srasa (स्रस), and ṃvatsara (ंवत्सर). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. tadāyuṣām (तदायुषाम्) is tadāyuṣa (तदायुष). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
asaṃbhavān (असंभवान्) is asaṃbhava (असंभव). It stands as accusative plural, masculine. manuṣyeṣu (मनुष्येषु) is manuṣya (मनुष्य). It stands as locative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
saha-srasa-ṃvatsaraṃ (सह-स्रस-ंवत्सरं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saha-srasa-ṃvatsaraṃ (सह-स्रस-ंवत्सरं) and tadāyuṣām (तदायुषाम्).