6.8.27
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.8.27
नियतं वार्थवत्वात् स्यात्
niyataṃ vārthavatvāt syāt
The line
niyata (नियत), because of vārthavatva (वार्थवत्व), 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: niyataṃ (नियतं) + vārthavatvāt (वार्थवत्वात्) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| niyataṃ (नियतं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | niyata (नियत) |
| vārthavatvāt (वार्थवत्वात्) | ablative singular | vārthavatva (वार्थवत्व) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
niyataṃ (नियतं) is niyata (नियत). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vārthavatvāt (वार्थवत्वात्) is vārthavatva (वार्थवत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vārthavatvāt (वार्थवत्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss niyataṃ (नियतं) and vārthavatvāt (वार्थवत्वात्).