6.7.8
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.7.8
अशेषत्वात् तदन्तः स्यात् कर्मणो द्रव्यसिद्धित्वात्
aśeṣatvāt tadantaḥ syāt karmaṇo dravyasiddhitvāt
The line
Because of aśeṣatva (अशेषत्व), tadanta (तदन्त), it would be, let it be granted, of of the action, from the action, because of a compound: a substance, establishment, and the state of being that.
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: aśeṣatvāt (अशेषत्वात्) + tadantaḥ (तदन्तः) + syāt (स्यात्) + karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) + dravya-siddhi-tvāt (द्रव्य-सिद्धि-त्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aśeṣatvāt (अशेषत्वात्) | ablative singular | aśeṣatva (अशेषत्व) |
| tadantaḥ (तदन्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | tadanta (तदन्त) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) | genitive or ablative singular | of the action, from the action |
| dravya-siddhi-tvāt (द्रव्य-सिद्धि-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a substance, establishment, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
aśeṣatvāt (अशेषत्वात्) is aśeṣatva (अशेषत्व). It stands as ablative singular. tadantaḥ (तदन्तः) is tadanta (तदन्त). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) is of the action, from the action. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it karmaṇo (कर्मणो). dravya-siddhi-tvāt (द्रव्य-सिद्धि-त्वात्) is a compound: a substance, establishment, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-siddhi-tvāt (द्रव्य-सिद्धि-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it karmaṇo (कर्मणो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aśeṣatvāt (अशेषत्वात्) and tadantaḥ (तदन्तः).