6.4.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.4.18
दर्शनादेकदेशे स्यात्
darśanād ekadeśe syāt
The line
Because of from seeing, because one sees, in one part, it would be, let it be granted.
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) + ekadeśe (एकदेशे) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| darśanāt (दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | from seeing, because one sees |
| ekadeśe (एकदेशे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | one part |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
darśanāt (दर्शनात्) is from seeing, because one sees. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it darśanād (दर्शनाद्). ekadeśe (एकदेशे) is one part. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
darśanāt (दर्शनात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it darśanād (दर्शनाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss darśanāt (दर्शनात्) and ekadeśe (एकदेशे).