9.3.7
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.3.7
लिङ्गं मन्त्रचिकीर्षार्थम्
liṅgaṃ mantracikīrṣārtham
The line
A mark, a compound: a mantra, the wish to make, and a thing, a meaning.
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. nikāro (निकारो) from 9.3.6 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: liṅgaṃ (लिङ्गं) + mantra-cikīrṣā-artham (मन्त्र-चिकीर्षा-अर्थम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| liṅgaṃ (लिङ्गं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a mark |
| mantra-cikīrṣā-artham (मन्त्र-चिकीर्षा-अर्थम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a mantra, the wish to make, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
The phrases
liṅgaṃ (लिङ्गं) is a mark. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
mantra-cikīrṣā-artham (मन्त्र-चिकीर्षा-अर्थम्) is a compound: a mantra, the wish to make, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
mantra-cikīrṣā-artham (मन्त्र-चिकीर्षा-अर्थम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss liṅgaṃ (लिङ्गं) and mantra-cikīrṣā-artham (मन्त्र-चिकीर्षा-अर्थम्).
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9.3.8. A restriction, because of vobhayabhāgitva (वोभयभागित्व).