6.8.34
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.8.34
न तत्र ह्यचोदित्वात्
na tatra hy acoditvāt
The line
Not there. Because of acoditva (अचोदित्व).
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: na (न) + tatra (तत्र) + hy (ह्य्) + acoditvāt (अचोदित्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| acoditvāt (अचोदित्वात्) | ablative singular | acoditva (अचोदित्व) |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable.
hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. acoditvāt (अचोदित्वात्) is acoditva (अचोदित्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
acoditvāt (अचोदित्वात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tatra (तत्र) and hy (ह्य्).