2.3.16
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.16
विषये प्रायदर्शनात्
viṣaye prāyadarśanāt
The line
In an object, because of a compound: prāya (प्राय), and seeing.
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 line is short. liṅgadarśanāc (लिङ्गदर्शनाच्) from 2.3.15 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: viṣaye (विषये) + prāya-darśanāt (प्राय-दर्शनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| viṣaye (विषये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | an object |
| prāya-darśanāt (प्राय-दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: prāya (प्राय), and seeing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
viṣaye (विषये) is an object. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
prāya-darśanāt (प्राय-दर्शनात्) is a compound: prāya (प्राय), and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prāya-darśanāt (प्राय-दर्शनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss viṣaye (विषये) and prāya-darśanāt (प्राय-दर्शनात्).
Next
2.3.17. Of a compound: a thing, a meaning, vādo (वादो), and papatta (पपत्त) and.