9.1.30
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.30
लिङ्गाद् वा प्रागुत्तमात्
liṅgād vā prāg uttamāt
The line
Because of from a mark or, before. prāk (प्राक्) before a voiced sound, because of uttama (उत्तम).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. Ūha (ऊह): adapting mantras and details when they are transferred. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: liṅgāt (लिङ्गात्) + vā (वा) + prāg (प्राग्) + uttamāt (उत्तमात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| liṅgāt (लिङ्गात्) | ablative singular | from a mark |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| prāg (प्राग्) | indeclinable | before. prāk (प्राक्) before a voiced sound |
| uttamāt (उत्तमात्) | ablative singular | uttama (उत्तम) |
The phrases
liṅgāt (लिङ्गात्) is from a mark. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it liṅgād (लिङ्गाद्). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
prāg (प्राग्) is before. prāk (प्राक्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. uttamāt (उत्तमात्) is uttama (उत्तम). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
uttamāt (उत्तमात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it liṅgād (लिङ्गाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss liṅgāt (लिङ्गात्) and prāg (प्राग्).
Next
9.1.31. A repetition or, dīkṣa (दीक्ष), as, nakta (नक्त), of saṃsthāpana (संस्थापन).