6.8.24
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.8.24
अहनि च कर्मसाकल्यम्
ahani ca karmasākalyam
The line
In ahana (अहन) and, a compound: action, and sākalya (साकल्य).
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. udaga-yana-pūrva-pakṣāhaḥ (उदग-यन-पूर्व-पक्षाहः) from 6.8.23 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ahani (अहनि) + ca (च) + karma-sākalyam (कर्म-साकल्यम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ahani (अहनि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | ahana (अहन) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| karma-sākalyam (कर्म-साकल्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: action, and sākalya (साकल्य). Read it from the end |
The phrases
ahani (अहनि) is ahana (अहन). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
karma-sākalyam (कर्म-साकल्यम्) is a compound: action, and sākalya (साकल्य). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
karma-sākalyam (कर्म-साकल्यम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ahani (अहनि) and karma-sākalyam (कर्म-साकल्यम्).