6.2.26
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.26
दर्शनात् काललिङ्गानां कालविधानम्
darśanāt kālaliṅgānāṃ kālavidhānam
The line
Because of from seeing, because one sees, of a compound: time, and a mark, a compound: time, and a rule.
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: darśanāt (दर्शनात्) + kāla-liṅgānāṃ (काल-लिङ्गानां) + kāla-vidhānam (काल-विधानम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| darśanāt (दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | from seeing, because one sees |
| kāla-liṅgānāṃ (काल-लिङ्गानां) | genitive plural | a compound: time, and a mark. Read it from the end |
| kāla-vidhānam (काल-विधानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: time, and a rule. Read it from the end |
The phrases
darśanāt (दर्शनात्) is from seeing, because one sees. It stands as ablative singular. kāla-liṅgānāṃ (काल-लिङ्गानां) is a compound: time, and a mark. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural.
kāla-vidhānam (काल-विधानम्) is a compound: time, and a rule. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
kāla-liṅgānāṃ (काल-लिङ्गानां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss darśanāt (दर्शनात्) and kāla-liṅgānāṃ (काल-लिङ्गानां).