7.2.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2.18
अयोनौ चापि दृश्यतेऽतथायोनि
ayonau cāpi dṛśyate 'tathāyoni
The line
ayona (अयोन) and even, is seen, in atathāyona (अतथायोन).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 7. Transfer. The details of a model rite are carried to a variant rite, and where that carrying stops. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: ayonau (अयोनौ) + ca (च) + api (अपि) + dṛśyate (दृश्यते) + atathāyoni (अतथायोनि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ayonau (अयोनौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | ayona (अयोन) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| dṛśyate (दृश्यते) | present, third person singular | is seen |
| atathāyoni (अतथायोनि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | atathāyona (अतथायोन) |
The phrases
ayonau (अयोनौ) is ayona (अयोन). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as cāpi (चापि).
dṛśyate (दृश्यते) is is seen. It stands as present, third person singular. atathāyoni (अतथायोनि) is atathāyona (अतथायोन). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The line joins them as cāpi (चापि). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ayonau (अयोनौ) and dṛśyate (दृश्यते).
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