2.4.3
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.4.3
लिङ्गदर्शनाच् च कर्मधर्मे हि प्रक्रमेण नियम्येत तत्रानर्थकमन्यत् स्यात्
liṅgadarśanāc ca karmadharme hi prakrameṇa niyamyeta tatrānarthakam anyat syāt
The line
Because of because a mark is seen. the final t meets c and, in a compound: action, and dharma, a property. By means of prakrama (प्रक्रम), would be restricted, tatrānarthaka (तत्रानर्थक), another, 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: liṅgadarśanāc (लिङ्गदर्शनाच्) + ca (च) + karma-dharme (कर्म-धर्मे) + hi (हि) + prakrameṇa (प्रक्रमेण) + niyamyeta (नियम्येत) + tatrānarthakam (तत्रानर्थकम्) + anyat (अन्यत्) + syāt (स्यात्)
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 |
| karma-dharme (कर्म-धर्मे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: action, and dharma, a property. Read it from the end |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| prakrameṇa (प्रक्रमेण) | instrumental singular | prakrama (प्रक्रम) |
| niyamyeta (नियम्येत) | optative, third person singular | would be restricted |
| tatrānarthakam (तत्रानर्थकम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tatrānarthaka (तत्रानर्थक) |
| anyat (अन्यत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | another |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
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. karma-dharme (कर्म-धर्मे) is a compound: action, and dharma, a property. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. prakrameṇa (प्रक्रमेण) is prakrama (प्रक्रम). It stands as instrumental singular.
niyamyeta (नियम्येत) is would be restricted. It stands as optative, third person singular. tatrānarthakam (तत्रानर्थकम्) is tatrānarthaka (तत्रानर्थक). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. anyat (अन्यत्) is another. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tatrānarthakam (तत्रानर्थकम्) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss liṅgadarśanāc (लिङ्गदर्शनाच्) and karma-dharme (कर्म-धर्मे).