6.8.35
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.8.35
नियमो वैकार्थ्यं ह्यर्थभेदाद् भेदः पृथवत्वेनाभिधानात्
niyamo vaikārthyaṃ hy arthabhedād bhedaḥ pṛthavatvenābhidhānāt
The line
A restriction, vaikārthya (वैकार्थ्य). Because of a compound: a thing, a meaning, and a difference, a difference, because of pṛthavatvenābhidhāna (पृथवत्वेनाभिधान).
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: niyamaḥ (नियमः) + vaikārthyaṃ (वैकार्थ्यं) + hy (ह्य्) + artha-bhedāt (अर्थ-भेदात्) + bhedaḥ (भेदः) + pṛthavatvenābhidhānāt (पृथवत्वेनाभिधानात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| niyamaḥ (नियमः) | nominative singular, masculine | a restriction |
| vaikārthyaṃ (वैकार्थ्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | vaikārthya (वैकार्थ्य) |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| artha-bhedāt (अर्थ-भेदात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a thing, a meaning, and a difference. Read it from the end |
| bhedaḥ (भेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | a difference |
| pṛthavatvenābhidhānāt (पृथवत्वेनाभिधानात्) | ablative singular | pṛthavatvenābhidhāna (पृथवत्वेनाभिधान) |
The phrases
niyamaḥ (नियमः) is a restriction. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it niyamo. vaikārthyaṃ (वैकार्थ्यं) is vaikārthya (वैकार्थ्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable.
artha-bhedāt (अर्थ-भेदात्) is a compound: a thing, a meaning, and a difference. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it arthabhedād (अर्थभेदाद्). bhedaḥ (भेदः) is a difference. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. pṛthavatvenābhidhānāt (पृथवत्वेनाभिधानात्) is pṛthavatvenābhidhāna (पृथवत्वेनाभिधान). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pṛthavatvenābhidhānāt (पृथवत्वेनाभिधानात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it niyamo. The line writes it arthabhedād (अर्थभेदाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss niyamaḥ (नियमः) and vaikārthyaṃ (वैकार्थ्यं).