9.2.28
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.2.28
लिङ्गदर्शनाव्यतिरेतकाच् च
liṅgadarśanāvyatiretakāc ca
The line
Because of a compound: a mark, the new-moon rite, nāvya (नाव्य), tire (तिरे), and taka (तक) and.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. Ūha (ऊह): adapting mantras and details when they are transferred. The line is short. pragāthe (प्रगाथे) from 9.2.27 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: liṅga-darśa-nāvya-tire-takāt (लिङ्ग-दर्श-नाव्य-तिरे-तकात्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| liṅga-darśa-nāvya-tire-takāt (लिङ्ग-दर्श-नाव्य-तिरे-तकात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a mark, the new-moon rite, nāvya (नाव्य), tire (तिरे), and taka (तक). Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
liṅga-darśa-nāvya-tire-takāt (लिङ्ग-दर्श-नाव्य-तिरे-तकात्) is a compound: a mark, the new-moon rite, nāvya (नाव्य), tire (तिरे), and taka (तक). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it liṅgadarśanāvyatiretakāc (लिङ्गदर्शनाव्यतिरेतकाच्).
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
liṅga-darśa-nāvya-tire-takāt (लिङ्ग-दर्श-नाव्य-तिरे-तकात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it liṅgadarśanāvyatiretakāc (लिङ्गदर्शनाव्यतिरेतकाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss liṅga-darśa-nāvya-tire-takāt (लिङ्ग-दर्श-नाव्य-तिरे-तकात्).