6.1.28
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.28
अपि वान्यार्थदर्शनाद् यथाश्रुति प्रतीयेत
api vānyārthadarśanād yathāśruti pratīyeta
The line
Even, because of a compound: or, other, a thing, a meaning, and seeing, in a compound: as, and heard, would be understood.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 6. Who may perform. Eligibility, and the way substances are tied to an act. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: api (अपि) + vā-anya-artha-darśanāt (वा-अन्य-अर्थ-दर्शनात्) + yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| 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 |
| yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: as, and heard. Read it from the end |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
The phrases
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. 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. The line writes it vānyārthadarśanād (वान्यार्थदर्शनाद्).
yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति) is a compound: as, and heard. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person 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. The line writes it vānyārthadarśanād (वान्यार्थदर्शनाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vā-anya-artha-darśanāt (वा-अन्य-अर्थ-दर्शनात्) and yathā-śruti (यथा-श्रुति).