7.4.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.4.19
प्रवृत्त्या नियतस्य लिङ्गदर्शनम्
pravṛttyā niyatasya liṅgadarśanam
The line
pravṛttya (प्रवृत्त्य), of niyata (नियत), a compound: a mark, and seeing.
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: pravṛttyā (प्रवृत्त्या) + niyatasya (नियतस्य) + liṅga-darśanam (लिङ्ग-दर्शनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pravṛttyā (प्रवृत्त्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | pravṛttya (प्रवृत्त्य) |
| niyatasya (नियतस्य) | genitive singular | niyata (नियत) |
| liṅga-darśanam (लिङ्ग-दर्शनम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: a mark, and seeing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
pravṛttyā (प्रवृत्त्या) is pravṛttya (प्रवृत्त्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. niyatasya (नियतस्य) is niyata (नियत). It stands as genitive singular.
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 pravṛttyā (प्रवृत्त्या) and niyatasya (नियतस्य).