2.3.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.3.9
लिङ्गदर्शनाच् च
liṅgadarśanāc ca
The line
Because of because a mark is seen. the final t meets c and.
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. vikāraḥ (विकारः) from 2.3.8 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: liṅgadarśanāc (लिङ्गदर्शनाच्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| liṅgadarśanāc (लिङ्गदर्शनाच्) | ablative singular | because a mark is seen. the final t meets c |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
liṅgadarśanāc (लिङ्गदर्शनाच्) is because a mark is seen. the final t meets c. It stands as ablative singular.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
liṅgadarśanāc (लिङ्गदर्शनाच्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss liṅgadarśanāc (लिङ्गदर्शनाच्).
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