5.3.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.23
पूर्वं च लिङ्गदर्शनात्
pūrvaṃ ca liṅgadarśanāt
The line
The earlier and, because of because a mark is seen.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 5. Order. Sequence is fixed by the order of the words, and by other rules when the words do not decide. The line is short. anantaraṃ (अनन्तरं) from 5.3.22 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: pūrvaṃ (पूर्वं) + ca (च) + liṅgadarśanāt (लिङ्गदर्शनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pūrvaṃ (पूर्वं) | accusative singular, masculine | the earlier |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| liṅgadarśanāt (लिङ्गदर्शनात्) | ablative singular | because a mark is seen |
The phrases
pūrvaṃ (पूर्वं) is the earlier. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
liṅgadarśanāt (लिङ्गदर्शनात्) is because a mark is seen. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
liṅgadarśanāt (लिङ्गदर्शनात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pūrvaṃ (पूर्वं) and liṅgadarśanāt (लिङ्गदर्शनात्).