11.1.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.12
फलाभावान् नेति चेत्
phalābhāvān neti cet
The line
If you say that a compound: a fruit, and absence, not, then.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 11. One performance serving many purposes, and when the acts stay separate. The line is short. eke (एके) from 11.1.11 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: phala-abhāvān (फल-अभावान्) + na (न) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| phala-abhāvān (फल-अभावान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a compound: a fruit, and absence. 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
phala-abhāvān (फल-अभावान्) is a compound: a fruit, and absence. 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
phala-abhāvān (फल-अभावान्) 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 phala-abhāvān (फल-अभावान्).