11.3.32
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.32
विध्येकत्वादिति चेत्
vidhyekatvād iti cet
The line
If you say that because of a compound: an injunction, one, and the state of being that, 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. aśiṣṭatvād (अशिष्टत्वाद्) from 11.3.31 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: vidhi-eka-tvāt (विधि-एक-त्वात्) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidhi-eka-tvāt (विधि-एक-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: an injunction, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
vidhi-eka-tvāt (विधि-एक-त्वात्) is a compound: an injunction, one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vidhyekatvād (विध्येकत्वाद्). iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable.
cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
vidhi-eka-tvāt (विधि-एक-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vidhyekatvād (विध्येकत्वाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vidhi-eka-tvāt (विधि-एक-त्वात्).