3.5.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.5.20
स्याद् वान्यार्थदर्शनात्
syād vānyārthadarśanāt
The line
It would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of a compound: or, other, a thing, a meaning, and seeing.
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 line is short. so (सो) from 3.5.19 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: syād (स्याद्) + vā-anya-artha-darśanāt (वा-अन्य-अर्थ-दर्शनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| vā-anya-artha-darśanāt (वा-अन्य-अर्थ-दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: or, other, a thing, a meaning, and seeing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
vā-anya-artha-darśanāt (वा-अन्य-अर्थ-दर्शनात्) is a compound: or, other, a thing, a meaning, and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vā-anya-artha-darśanāt (वा-अन्य-अर्थ-दर्शनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss syād (स्याद्) and vā-anya-artha-darśanāt (वा-अन्य-अर्थ-दर्शनात्).