10.7.56
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.56
श्रुत्यानर्थक्यमिति चेत्
śrutyānarthakyam iti cet
The line
If you say that a compound: scripture, and pointlessness, then.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The line is short. tathetarāsmin (तथेतरास्मिन्) from 10.7.55 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: śruti-ānarthakyam (श्रुति-आनर्थक्यम्) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śruti-ānarthakyam (श्रुति-आनर्थक्यम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: scripture, and pointlessness. Read it from the end |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
śruti-ānarthakyam (श्रुति-आनर्थक्यम्) is a compound: scripture, and pointlessness. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable.
cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
śruti-ānarthakyam (श्रुति-आनर्थक्यम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śruti-ānarthakyam (श्रुति-आनर्थक्यम्).