11.3.30
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.30
तद् धि तथेति चेत्
tad dhi tatheti cet
The line
If you say that that, in a thought, 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. liṅgadarśanāc (लिङ्गदर्शनाच्) from 11.3.29 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tad (तद्) + dhi (धि) + tathā (तथा) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| dhi (धि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a thought |
| 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
tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. dhi (धि) is a thought. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. 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
tathā (तथा) is indeclinable. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins it on as tatheti.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dhi (धि).