10.7.37
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.37
प्रतिषेधो वा विधिपूर्वस्य दर्शनात्
pratiṣedho vā vidhipūrvasya darśanāt
The line
A denial or, of a compound: an injunction, and the earlier, because of from seeing, because one sees.
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: pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) + vā (वा) + vidhi-pūrvasya (विधि-पूर्वस्य) + darśanāt (दर्शनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a denial |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| vidhi-pūrvasya (विधि-पूर्वस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: an injunction, and the earlier. Read it from the end |
| darśanāt (दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | from seeing, because one sees |
The phrases
pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) is a denial. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it pratiṣedho (प्रतिषेधो). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
vidhi-pūrvasya (विधि-पूर्वस्य) is a compound: an injunction, and the earlier. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. darśanāt (दर्शनात्) is from seeing, because one sees. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vidhi-pūrvasya (विधि-पूर्वस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pratiṣedho (प्रतिषेधो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratiṣedhaḥ (प्रतिषेधः) and vidhi-pūrvasya (विधि-पूर्वस्य).