11.2.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.2.9
द्रव्यदेवतं तथेति चेत्
dravyadevataṃ tatheti cet
The line
If you say that a compound: a substance, and devata (देवत), so, in that way, 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. aṅgāni (अङ्गानि) from 11.2.8 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: dravya-devataṃ (द्रव्य-देवतं) + tathā (तथा) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dravya-devataṃ (द्रव्य-देवतं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a substance, and devata (देवत). Read it from the end |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
dravya-devataṃ (द्रव्य-देवतं) is a compound: a substance, and devata (देवत). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable.
iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as tatheti. cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
dravya-devataṃ (द्रव्य-देवतं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins it on as tatheti.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dravya-devataṃ (द्रव्य-देवतं).