6.7.39
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.39
सा प्रकृतिः स्यादधिकारात्
sā prakṛtiḥ syād adhikārāt
The line
She, that, nature, the model, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of eligibility.
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: sā (सा) + prakṛtiḥ (प्रकृतिः) + syād (स्याद्) + adhikārāt (अधिकारात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sā (सा) | nominative singular, feminine | she, that |
| prakṛtiḥ (प्रकृतिः) | nominative singular, feminine | nature, the model |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| adhikārāt (अधिकारात्) | ablative singular | eligibility |
The phrases
sā (सा) is she, that. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. prakṛtiḥ (प्रकृतिः) is nature, the model. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. adhikārāt (अधिकारात्) is eligibility. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
adhikārāt (अधिकारात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sā (सा) and prakṛtiḥ (प्रकृतिः).
Next
6.7.40. In ahāna (अहान), because of vābhisaṃkhyatva (वाभिसंख्यत्व).