10.7.52
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.52
उभयप्रदेशान् नेति चेत्
ubhayapradeśān neti cet
The line
If you say that a compound: both, and a unit, 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. virodhinām (विरोधिनाम्) from 10.7.51 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ubhaya-pradeśān (उभय-प्रदेशान्) + na (न) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ubhaya-pradeśān (उभय-प्रदेशान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a compound: both, and a unit. 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
ubhaya-pradeśān (उभय-प्रदेशान्) is a compound: both, and a unit. 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
ubhaya-pradeśān (उभय-प्रदेशान्) 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 ubhaya-pradeśān (उभय-प्रदेशान्).