6.7.37
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.37
विप्रतिषेधात् तु गुण्यन्यतरः स्यादिति लावुकायनः
vipratiṣedhāt tu guṇyanyataraḥ syād iti lāvukāyanaḥ
The line
Because of a conflict between two rules but, guṇyanyatara (गुण्यन्यतर), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound thus, a compound: lāvu (लावु), a body, and naḥa (नःअ).
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: vipratiṣedhāt (विप्रतिषेधात्) + tu (तु) + guṇyanyataraḥ (गुण्यन्यतरः) + syād (स्याद्) + iti (इति) + lāvu-kāya-naḥa (लावु-काय-नःअ)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vipratiṣedhāt (विप्रतिषेधात्) | ablative singular | a conflict between two rules |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| guṇyanyataraḥ (गुण्यन्यतरः) | nominative singular, masculine | guṇyanyatara (गुण्यन्यतर) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| lāvu-kāya-naḥa (लावु-काय-नःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: lāvu (लावु), a body, and naḥa (नःअ). Read it from the end |
The phrases
vipratiṣedhāt (विप्रतिषेधात्) is a conflict between two rules. It stands as ablative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. guṇyanyataraḥ (गुण्यन्यतरः) is guṇyanyatara (गुण्यन्यतर). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. lāvu-kāya-naḥa (लावु-काय-नःअ) is a compound: lāvu (लावु), a body, and naḥa (नःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
lāvu-kāya-naḥa (लावु-काय-नःअ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vipratiṣedhāt (विप्रतिषेधात्) and guṇyanyataraḥ (गुण्यन्यतरः).
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