10.1.29
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.1.29
देवतायाश् च हेतुत्वं प्रसिद्धं तेन दर्शयति
devatāyāś ca hetutvaṃ prasiddhaṃ tena darśayati
The line
A compound: a deity, and yāśa (याश) and, a compound: a reason, and the state of being that, already familiar, by means of by that, shows.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: devatā-yāśa (देवता-याश) + ca (च) + hetu-tvaṃ (हेतु-त्वं) + prasiddhaṃ (प्रसिद्धं) + tena (तेन) + darśayati (दर्शयति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| devatā-yāśa (देवता-याश) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a deity, and yāśa (याश). Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| hetu-tvaṃ (हेतु-त्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a reason, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| prasiddhaṃ (प्रसिद्धं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | already familiar |
| tena (तेन) | instrumental singular | by that |
| darśayati (दर्शयति) | present, third person singular | shows |
The phrases
devatā-yāśa (देवता-याश) is a compound: a deity, and yāśa (याश). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. hetu-tvaṃ (हेतु-त्वं) is a compound: a reason, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
prasiddhaṃ (प्रसिद्धं) is already familiar. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tena (तेन) is by that. It stands as instrumental singular. darśayati (दर्शयति) is shows. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
devatā-yāśa (देवता-याश) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss devatā-yāśa (देवता-याश) and hetu-tvaṃ (हेतु-त्वं).