10.5.35
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.5.35
प्रकृतौ चाभावदर्शनात्
prakṛtau cābhāvadarśanāt
The line
In in nature, in the model rite, because of a compound: and, absence, and seeing.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The line is short. ṣoḍaśino (षोडशिनो) from 10.5.34 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) + ca-abhāva-darśanāt (च-अभाव-दर्शनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) | locative singular | in nature, in the model rite |
| ca-abhāva-darśanāt (च-अभाव-दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: and, absence, and seeing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) is in nature, in the model rite. It stands as locative singular.
ca-abhāva-darśanāt (च-अभाव-दर्शनात्) is a compound: and, absence, and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ca-abhāva-darśanāt (च-अभाव-दर्शनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) and ca-abhāva-darśanāt (च-अभाव-दर्शनात्).
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