10.6.3
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.6.3
स्वर्दृशं प्रतिवीक्षणं कालमात्रं परार्थत्वात्
svardṛśaṃ prativīkṣaṇaṃ kālamātraṃ parārthatvāt
The line
svardṛśa (स्वर्दृश), a compound: toward, against, and vīkṣaṇa (वीक्षण), a compound: time, and mātra (मात्र), because of because it is for another's sake.
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: svardṛśaṃ (स्वर्दृशं) + prati-vīkṣaṇaṃ (प्रति-वीक्षणं) + kāla-mātraṃ (काल-मात्रं) + parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svardṛśaṃ (स्वर्दृशं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | svardṛśa (स्वर्दृश) |
| prati-vīkṣaṇaṃ (प्रति-वीक्षणं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: toward, against, and vīkṣaṇa (वीक्षण). Read it from the end |
| kāla-mātraṃ (काल-मात्रं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: time, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end |
| parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for another's sake |
The phrases
svardṛśaṃ (स्वर्दृशं) is svardṛśa (स्वर्दृश). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. prati-vīkṣaṇaṃ (प्रति-वीक्षणं) is a compound: toward, against, and vīkṣaṇa (वीक्षण). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
kāla-mātraṃ (काल-मात्रं) is a compound: time, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) is because it is for another's sake. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-vīkṣaṇaṃ (प्रति-वीक्षणं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svardṛśaṃ (स्वर्दृशं) and prati-vīkṣaṇaṃ (प्रति-वीक्षणं).