11.1.7
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.7
शब्दभेदान् नेति चेत्
śabdabhedān neti cet
The line
If you say that a compound: a word, and a difference, 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. artha-bhedaḥ (अर्थ-भेदः) from 11.1.6 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: śabda-bhedān (शब्द-भेदान्) + na (न) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śabda-bhedān (शब्द-भेदान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a compound: a word, and a difference. 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
śabda-bhedān (शब्द-भेदान्) is a compound: a word, and a difference. 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
śabda-bhedān (शब्द-भेदान्) 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 śabda-bhedān (शब्द-भेदान्).