6.8.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.8.19
पितृयज्ञे तु दर्शनात् प्रागाधानात् प्रतीयेत
pitṛyajñe tu darśanāt prāg ādhānāt pratīyeta
The line
In a compound: pitṛ (पितृ), and a sacrifice but, because of from seeing, because one sees, before. prāk (प्राक्) before a voiced sound, because of setting up, 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: pitṛ-yajñe (पितृ-यज्ञे) + tu (तु) + darśanāt (दर्शनात्) + prāg (प्राग्) + ādhānāt (आधानात्) + pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pitṛ-yajñe (पितृ-यज्ञे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: pitṛ (पितृ), and a sacrifice. Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| darśanāt (दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | from seeing, because one sees |
| prāg (प्राग्) | indeclinable | before. prāk (प्राक्) before a voiced sound |
| ādhānāt (आधानात्) | ablative singular | setting up |
| pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) | optative, third person singular | would be understood |
The phrases
pitṛ-yajñe (पितृ-यज्ञे) is a compound: pitṛ (पितृ), and a sacrifice. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. darśanāt (दर्शनात्) is from seeing, because one sees. It stands as ablative singular.
prāg (प्राग्) is before. prāk (प्राक्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. ādhānāt (आधानात्) is setting up. It stands as ablative singular. pratīyeta (प्रतीयेत) is would be understood. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
pitṛ-yajñe (पितृ-यज्ञे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pitṛ-yajñe (पितृ-यज्ञे) and darśanāt (दर्शनात्).