6.7.4
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.4
अकार्यत्वाच् च ततः पुनर् विशेषः स्यात्
akāryatvāc ca tataḥ punar viśeṣaḥ syāt
The line
Because of akāryatva (अकार्यत्व) and, from that, then, again, a difference, it would be, let it be granted.
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: akāryatvāc (अकार्यत्वाच्) + ca (च) + tataḥ (ततः) + punar (पुनर्) + viśeṣaḥ (विशेषः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| akāryatvāc (अकार्यत्वाच्) | ablative singular | akāryatva (अकार्यत्व) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tataḥ (ततः) | indeclinable | from that, then |
| punar (पुनर्) | indeclinable | again |
| viśeṣaḥ (विशेषः) | nominative singular, masculine | a difference |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
akāryatvāc (अकार्यत्वाच्) is akāryatva (अकार्यत्व). It stands as ablative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. tataḥ (ततः) is from that, then. It stands as indeclinable.
punar (पुनर्) is again. It stands as indeclinable. viśeṣaḥ (विशेषः) is a difference. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
akāryatvāc (अकार्यत्वाच्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss akāryatvāc (अकार्यत्वाच्) and tataḥ (ततः).