12.2.10
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.2.10
लिङ्गदर्शनात्
liṅgadarśanāt
The line
Because of because a mark is seen.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 12. Prasaṅga (प्रसङ्ग), incidental application, and vikalpa (विकल्प), option. The line is short. kriyā (क्रिया) from 12.2.9 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: liṅgadarśanāt (लिङ्गदर्शनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| liṅgadarśanāt (लिङ्गदर्शनात्) | ablative singular | because a mark is seen |
The phrases
liṅgadarśanāt (लिङ्गदर्शनात्) is because a mark is seen. It stands as ablative singular.
Hold the words in that order. The English of the whole line comes after them.
Sanskrit in this line
liṅgadarśanāt (लिङ्गदर्शनात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss liṅgadarśanāt (लिङ्गदर्शनात्).