3.2.28
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.2.28
यथादेवतं वा तत्प्रकृतित्वं हि दर्शयति
yathādevataṃ vā tatprakṛtitvaṃ hi darśayati
The line
A compound: as, and devata (देवत) or, a compound: that, nature, what is seen, and the state of being that. Shows.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. Śeṣa (शेष), the subsidiary. How you tell what serves a rite and what the rite serves. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: yathā-devataṃ (यथा-देवतं) + vā (वा) + tat-prakṛti-tvaṃ (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वं) + hi (हि) + darśayati (दर्शयति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yathā-devataṃ (यथा-देवतं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: as, and devata (देवत). Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| tat-prakṛti-tvaṃ (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: that, nature, what is seen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| darśayati (दर्शयति) | present, third person singular | shows |
The phrases
yathā-devataṃ (यथा-देवतं) is a compound: as, and devata (देवत). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. tat-prakṛti-tvaṃ (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वं) is a compound: that, nature, what is seen, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. darśayati (दर्शयति) is shows. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tat-prakṛti-tvaṃ (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yathā-devataṃ (यथा-देवतं) and tat-prakṛti-tvaṃ (तत्-प्रकृति-त्वं).