9.3.14
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.3.14
छन्दसि तु यथादृष्टम्
chandasi tu yathādṛṣṭam
The line
In chandasa (छन्दस) but, as, seen.
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. arthaṃ (अर्थं) from 9.3.13 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: chandasi (छन्दसि) + tu (तु) + yathā (यथा) + dṛṣṭam (दृष्टम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| chandasi (छन्दसि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | chandasa (छन्दस) |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| dṛṣṭam (दृष्टम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | seen |
The phrases
chandasi (छन्दसि) is chandasa (छन्दस). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable.
yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. dṛṣṭam (दृष्टम्) is seen. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The line joins them as yathādṛṣṭam (यथादृष्टम्).
Sanskrit in this line
chandasi (छन्दसि) is locative singular, or nominative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as yathādṛṣṭam (यथादृष्टम्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss chandasi (छन्दसि) and dṛṣṭam (दृष्टम्).