11.3.16
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.16
यथाह्वानमपीति चेत्
yathāhvānam apīti cet
The line
If you say that a compound: as, and hvāna (ह्वान) even, 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. vāgvisargo (वाग्विसर्गो) from 11.3.15 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: yathā-hvānam (यथा-ह्वानम्) + api (अपि) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yathā-hvānam (यथा-ह्वानम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: as, and hvāna (ह्वान). Read it from the end |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
yathā-hvānam (यथा-ह्वानम्) is a compound: as, and hvāna (ह्वान). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable.
iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as apīti (अपीति). cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
yathā-hvānam (यथा-ह्वानम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as apīti (अपीति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yathā-hvānam (यथा-ह्वानम्).