9.3.5
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.3.5
लिङ्गदक्शनाच् च
liṅgadakśanāc ca
The line
Because of a compound: a mark, and dakśana (दक्शन) 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. avikāram (अविकारम्) from 9.3.4 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-dakśanāt (लिङ्ग-दक्शनात्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| liṅga-dakśanāt (लिङ्ग-दक्शनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a mark, and dakśana (दक्शन). Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
liṅga-dakśanāt (लिङ्ग-दक्शनात्) is a compound: a mark, and dakśana (दक्शन). Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it liṅgadakśanāc (लिङ्गदक्शनाच्).
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
liṅga-dakśanāt (लिङ्ग-दक्शनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it liṅgadakśanāc (लिङ्गदक्शनाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss liṅga-dakśanāt (लिङ्ग-दक्शनात्).