7.4.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.4.20
विहारदर्शनं विशिष्टस्यानारभ्यवादानां प्रकृत्यर्थतवात्
vihāradarśanaṃ viśiṣṭasyānārabhyavādānāṃ prakṛtyarthatavāt
The line
A compound: vihāra (विहार), and seeing, of a compound: viśi (विशि), ṣṭasyā (ष्टस्या), nāra (नार), bhya (भ्य), and honest debate, because of a compound: nature, what is seen, a thing, a meaning, and tava (तव).
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: vihāra-darśanaṃ (विहार-दर्शनं) + viśi-ṣṭasyā-nāra-bhya-vādānāṃ (विशि-ष्टस्या-नार-भ्य-वादानां) + prakṛti-artha-tavāt (प्रकृति-अर्थ-तवात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vihāra-darśanaṃ (विहार-दर्शनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: vihāra (विहार), and seeing. Read it from the end |
| viśi-ṣṭasyā-nāra-bhya-vādānāṃ (विशि-ष्टस्या-नार-भ्य-वादानां) | genitive plural | a compound: viśi (विशि), ṣṭasyā (ष्टस्या), nāra (नार), bhya (भ्य), and honest debate. Read it from the end |
| prakṛti-artha-tavāt (प्रकृति-अर्थ-तवात्) | ablative singular | a compound: nature, what is seen, a thing, a meaning, and tava (तव). Read it from the end |
The phrases
vihāra-darśanaṃ (विहार-दर्शनं) is a compound: vihāra (विहार), and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. viśi-ṣṭasyā-nāra-bhya-vādānāṃ (विशि-ष्टस्या-नार-भ्य-वादानां) is a compound: viśi (विशि), ṣṭasyā (ष्टस्या), nāra (नार), bhya (भ्य), and honest debate. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural.
prakṛti-artha-tavāt (प्रकृति-अर्थ-तवात्) is a compound: nature, what is seen, a thing, a meaning, and tava (तव). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
viśi-ṣṭasyā-nāra-bhya-vādānāṃ (विशि-ष्टस्या-नार-भ्य-वादानां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vihāra-darśanaṃ (विहार-दर्शनं) and viśi-ṣṭasyā-nāra-bhya-vādānāṃ (विशि-ष्टस्या-नार-भ्य-वादानां).