6.6.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.6.23
स्वामित्वादितरेषामहीने लिङ्गदर्शनम्
svāmitvād itareṣām ahīne liṅgadarśanam
The line
Because of svāmitva (स्वामित्व), a compound: the others, and ṣāma (षाम), in ahīna (अहीन), a compound: a mark, and seeing.
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: svāmitvād (स्वामित्वाद्) + itare-ṣāma (इतरे-षाम) + ahīne (अहीने) + liṅga-darśanam (लिङ्ग-दर्शनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svāmitvād (स्वामित्वाद्) | ablative singular | svāmitva (स्वामित्व) |
| itare-ṣāma (इतरे-षाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the others, and ṣāma (षाम). Read it from the end |
| ahīne (अहीने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | ahīna (अहीन) |
| liṅga-darśanam (लिङ्ग-दर्शनम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a mark, and seeing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
svāmitvād (स्वामित्वाद्) is svāmitva (स्वामित्व). It stands as ablative singular. itare-ṣāma (इतरे-षाम) is a compound: the others, and ṣāma (षाम). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
ahīne (अहीने) is ahīna (अहीन). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. liṅga-darśanam (लिङ्ग-दर्शनम्) is a compound: a mark, and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
liṅga-darśanam (लिङ्ग-दर्शनम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svāmitvād (स्वामित्वाद्) and itare-ṣāma (इतरे-षाम).
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