6.7.5
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.5
नित्यत्वाच् चानित्यैर् नास्ति संबन्धः
nityatvāc cānityair nāsti saṃbandhaḥ
The line
Because of a compound: eternal, and the state of being that, by means of a compound: and, and not eternal, is not, saṃbandha (संबन्ध).
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: nitya-tvāt (नित्य-त्वात्) + ca-anityaiḥ (च-अनित्यैः) + nāsti (नास्ति) + saṃbandhaḥ (संबन्धः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nitya-tvāt (नित्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| ca-anityaiḥ (च-अनित्यैः) | instrumental plural | a compound: and, and not eternal. Read it from the end |
| nāsti (नास्ति) | present, third person singular | is not |
| saṃbandhaḥ (संबन्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | saṃbandha (संबन्ध) |
The phrases
nitya-tvāt (नित्य-त्वात्) is a compound: eternal, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it nityatvāc (नित्यत्वाच्). ca-anityaiḥ (च-अनित्यैः) is a compound: and, and not eternal. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental plural. The line writes it cānityair (चानित्यैर्).
nāsti (नास्ति) is is not. It stands as present, third person singular. saṃbandhaḥ (संबन्धः) is saṃbandha (संबन्ध). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
ca-anityaiḥ (च-अनित्यैः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it nityatvāc (नित्यत्वाच्). The line writes it cānityair (चानित्यैर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nitya-tvāt (नित्य-त्वात्) and ca-anityaiḥ (च-अनित्यैः).