1.1.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 1 / 1.1.23
लिङ्गदर्शनाच् च
liṅgadarśanāc ca
The line
And because an indicative mark is seen.
नेपालीमा
र लिङ्ग देखिएकाले।
Where it sits
This is the last reason under nityaḥ (नित्यः) syāt (स्यात्) of 1.1.18. Liṅga (लिङ्ग) here is a pointer in the text, not yet the injunctive verb of the mantra discussion. The word remains the subject.
Split: liṅga-darśanāt (लिङ्ग-दर्शनात्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| liṅga-darśanāt (लिङ्ग-दर्शनात्) | ablative singular, neuter | because of the seeing of an indicative mark |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
A liṅga (लिङ्ग) is a mark that points. There is Vedic wording that speaks of vāc (वाच्), speech, as nitya, lasting, while the sentence is occupied with something else.
A phrase aimed at another point can still state that speech lasts. Seeing that mark is one more reason. The word the Veda itself calls lasting is the lasting word.
Sanskrit in this line
Darśanāt (दर्शनात्) repeats the reason-ablative of 1.1.6, now on the side of the reply. Liṅga (लिङ्ग) is a sign.
Say it back
Close the eternity of the word: the Veda itself speaks of speech as lasting.
Next
1.1.24. If the sentence were a fresh product, it would fail as a statement.