10.6.78
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.6.78
मानं प्रत्युत्पादयेत् प्रकृतौ तेन दर्शनादुपावहरणस्य
mānaṃ pratyutpādayet prakṛtau tena darśanād upāvaharaṇasya
The line
A measure, a means of knowing, a compound: toward, against, arising, and yeta (येत), in in nature, in the model rite, by means of by that, because of from seeing, because one sees, of upāvaharaṇa (उपावहरण).
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: mānaṃ (मानं) + prati-utpāda-yeta (प्रति-उत्पाद-येत) + prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) + tena (तेन) + darśanāt (दर्शनात्) + upāvaharaṇasya (उपावहरणस्य)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mānaṃ (मानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a measure, a means of knowing |
| prati-utpāda-yeta (प्रति-उत्पाद-येत) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: toward, against, arising, and yeta (येत). Read it from the end |
| prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) | locative singular | in nature, in the model rite |
| tena (तेन) | instrumental singular | by that |
| darśanāt (दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | from seeing, because one sees |
| upāvaharaṇasya (उपावहरणस्य) | genitive singular | upāvaharaṇa (उपावहरण) |
The phrases
mānaṃ (मानं) is a measure, a means of knowing. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. prati-utpāda-yeta (प्रति-उत्पाद-येत) is a compound: toward, against, arising, and yeta (येत). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) is in nature, in the model rite. It stands as locative singular.
tena (तेन) is by that. It stands as instrumental singular. darśanāt (दर्शनात्) is from seeing, because one sees. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it darśanād (दर्शनाद्). upāvaharaṇasya (उपावहरणस्य) is upāvaharaṇa (उपावहरण). It stands as genitive singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-utpāda-yeta (प्रति-उत्पाद-येत) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it darśanād (दर्शनाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss mānaṃ (मानं) and prati-utpāda-yeta (प्रति-उत्पाद-येत).