6.8.29
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.8.29
अनर्थकं त्वनित्यं स्यात्
anarthakaṃ tv anityaṃ syāt
The line
Of no point, the state of being that, not eternal, 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: anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) + tva (त्व) + anityaṃ (अनित्यं) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | of no point |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| anityaṃ (अनित्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | not eternal |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) is of no point. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it.
anityaṃ (अनित्यं) is not eternal. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) is nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anarthakaṃ (अनर्थकं) and tva (त्व).