6.7.38
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.38
संवत्सरो विचालित्वात्
saṃvatsaro vicālitvāt
The line
saṃvatsara (संवत्सर), because of vicālitva (विचालित्व).
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 line is short. vipratiṣedhāt (विप्रतिषेधात्) from 6.7.37 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: saṃvatsaro (संवत्सरो) + vicālitvāt (विचालित्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃvatsaro (संवत्सरो) | nominative singular, masculine | saṃvatsara (संवत्सर) |
| vicālitvāt (विचालित्वात्) | ablative singular | vicālitva (विचालित्व) |
The phrases
saṃvatsaro (संवत्सरो) is saṃvatsara (संवत्सर). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
vicālitvāt (विचालित्वात्) is vicālitva (विचालित्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃvatsaro (संवत्सरो) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃvatsaro (संवत्सरो) and vicālitvāt (विचालित्वात्).