10.8.60
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.8.60
गुणानां च परार्थत्वात् प्रवृत्तौ विधिलिङ्गानि दर्शयति
guṇānāṃ ca parārthatvāt pravṛttau vidhiliṅgāni darśayati
The line
Of of the qualities and, because of because it is for another's sake, activity, setting out to act, a compound: an injunction, and a mark, 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: guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) + ca (च) + parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) + pravṛttau (प्रवृत्तौ) + vidhi-liṅgāni (विधि-लिङ्गानि) + darśayati (दर्शयति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) | genitive plural | of the qualities |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) | ablative singular | because it is for another's sake |
| pravṛttau (प्रवृत्तौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | activity, setting out to act |
| vidhi-liṅgāni (विधि-लिङ्गानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | a compound: an injunction, and a mark. Read it from the end |
| darśayati (दर्शयति) | present, third person singular | shows |
The phrases
guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) is of the qualities. It stands as genitive plural. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्) is because it is for another's sake. It stands as ablative singular.
pravṛttau (प्रवृत्तौ) is activity, setting out to act. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. vidhi-liṅgāni (विधि-लिङ्गानि) is a compound: an injunction, and a mark. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter. darśayati (दर्शयति) is shows. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vidhi-liṅgāni (विधि-लिङ्गानि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇānāṃ (गुणानां) and parārthatvāt (परार्थत्वात्).
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