6.8.4
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.8.4
स सर्वेषामविशेषात्
sa sarveṣām aviśeṣāt
The line
He, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, of of all, because of because there is no difference.
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: sa (स) + sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) + aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) | genitive plural | of all |
| aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) | ablative singular | because there is no difference |
The phrases
sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) is of all. It stands as genitive plural.
aviśeṣāt (अविशेषात्) is because there is no difference. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) is genitive plural. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sa (स) and sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्).