11.1.70
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.1.70
विधिरिति चेन् न वर्तमानापदेशात्
vidhir iti cen na vartamānāpadeśāt
The line
If you say that an injunction, no, because of a compound: varta (वर्त), a measure, a means of knowing, and a statement of a reason.
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. cānyārthadarśanam (चान्यार्थदर्शनम्) from 11.1.69 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vidhiḥ (विधिः) + iti (इति) + cen (चेन्) + na (न) + varta-māna-apadeśāt (वर्त-मान-अपदेशात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidhiḥ (विधिः) | nominative singular | an injunction |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| varta-māna-apadeśāt (वर्त-मान-अपदेशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: varta (वर्त), a measure, a means of knowing, and a statement of a reason. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vidhiḥ (विधिः) is an injunction. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it vidhir. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. cen (चेन्) is if you say. cet before n. It stands as indeclinable.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. varta-māna-apadeśāt (वर्त-मान-अपदेशात्) is a compound: varta (वर्त), a measure, a means of knowing, and a statement of a reason. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
varta-māna-apadeśāt (वर्त-मान-अपदेशात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vidhir.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vidhiḥ (विधिः) and varta-māna-apadeśāt (वर्त-मान-अपदेशात्).