10.6.69
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.6.69
एकार्थत्वान् नेति चेत्
ekārthatvān neti cet
The line
If you say that a compound: one, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that, not, then.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The line is short. prati-ahaṃ (प्रति-अहं) from 10.6.68 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: eka-artha-tvān (एक-अर्थ-त्वान्) + na (न) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| eka-artha-tvān (एक-अर्थ-त्वान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a compound: one, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
eka-artha-tvān (एक-अर्थ-त्वान्) is a compound: one, a thing, a meaning, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as neti. cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
eka-artha-tvān (एक-अर्थ-त्वान्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as neti.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss eka-artha-tvān (एक-अर्थ-त्वान्).