2.2.4
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.2.4
विशेषदर्शनाच् च सर्वेषां समेषु ह्यप्रवृत्तिः स्यात्
viśeṣadarśanāc ca sarveṣāṃ sameṣu hy apravṛttiḥ syāt
The line
Because of a compound: a difference, and seeing and, of of all, in an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. apravṛtta (अप्रवृत्त), it would be, let it be granted.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 2. Which acts are different acts. The word for an action means the act, and from that the differences among rites are drawn. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: viśeṣa-darśanāt (विशेष-दर्शनात्) + ca (च) + sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) + sameṣu (समेषु) + hy (ह्य्) + apravṛttiḥ (अप्रवृत्तिः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| viśeṣa-darśanāt (विशेष-दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a difference, and seeing. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) | genitive plural | of all |
| sameṣu (समेषु) | locative plural | an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| apravṛttiḥ (अप्रवृत्तिः) | nominative singular | apravṛtta (अप्रवृत्त) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
viśeṣa-darśanāt (विशेष-दर्शनात्) is a compound: a difference, and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it viśeṣadarśanāc (विशेषदर्शनाच्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) is of all. It stands as genitive plural. sameṣu (समेषु) is an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. It stands as locative plural.
hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. apravṛttiḥ (अप्रवृत्तिः) is apravṛtta (अप्रवृत्त). It stands as nominative singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
viśeṣa-darśanāt (विशेष-दर्शनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it viśeṣadarśanāc (विशेषदर्शनाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss viśeṣa-darśanāt (विशेष-दर्शनात्) and sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां).
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