12.2.4
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.2.4
सति चोपासनस्य दर्शनात्
sati copāsanasya darśanāt
The line
In when it is, it being so, of a compound: and, and meditation, because of from seeing, because one sees.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 12. Prasaṅga (प्रसङ्ग), incidental application, and vikalpa (विकल्प), option. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: sati (सति) + ca-upāsanasya (च-उपासनस्य) + darśanāt (दर्शनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sati (सति) | locative singular, present participle | when it is, it being so |
| ca-upāsanasya (च-उपासनस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: and, and meditation. Read it from the end |
| darśanāt (दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | from seeing, because one sees |
The phrases
sati (सति) is when it is, it being so. It stands as locative singular, present participle. ca-upāsanasya (च-उपासनस्य) is a compound: and, and meditation. 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
ca-upāsanasya (च-उपासनस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sati (सति) and ca-upāsanasya (च-उपासनस्य).