6.3.6
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.6
विध्यपराधे च दर्शनात् समाप्तेः
vidhyaparādhe ca darśanāt samāpteḥ
The line
In a compound: an injunction, and aparādha (अपराध) and, because of from seeing, because one sees, of a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and a reliable person.
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: vidhi-aparādhe (विधि-अपराधे) + ca (च) + darśanāt (दर्शनात्) + sama-āpteḥ (सम-आप्तेः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidhi-aparādhe (विधि-अपराधे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: an injunction, and aparādha (अपराध). Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| darśanāt (दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | from seeing, because one sees |
| sama-āpteḥ (सम-आप्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and a reliable person. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vidhi-aparādhe (विधि-अपराधे) is a compound: an injunction, and aparādha (अपराध). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
darśanāt (दर्शनात्) is from seeing, because one sees. It stands as ablative singular. sama-āpteḥ (सम-आप्तेः) is a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and a reliable person. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vidhi-aparādhe (विधि-अपराधे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vidhi-aparādhe (विधि-अपराधे) and darśanāt (दर्शनात्).
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