11.3.48
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.48
अङ्गविपर्यासो विनावचनादिति चेत्
aṅgaviparyāso vināvacanād iti cet
The line
If you say that a compound: a limb, a subsidiary part, and a reversal, without, because of because of a statement, then.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 11. One performance serving many purposes, and when the acts stay separate. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: aṅga-viparyāsaḥ (अङ्ग-विपर्यासः) + vinā (विना) + vacanāt (वचनात्) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aṅga-viparyāsaḥ (अङ्ग-विपर्यासः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a limb, a subsidiary part, and a reversal. Read it from the end |
| vinā (विना) | indeclinable | without |
| vacanāt (वचनात्) | ablative singular | because of a statement |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
aṅga-viparyāsaḥ (अङ्ग-विपर्यासः) is a compound: a limb, a subsidiary part, and a reversal. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it aṅgaviparyāso (अङ्गविपर्यासो). vinā (विना) is without. It stands as indeclinable. vacanāt (वचनात्) is because of a statement. It stands as ablative singular. The line joins them as vināvacanād (विनावचनाद्).
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
aṅga-viparyāsaḥ (अङ्ग-विपर्यासः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it aṅgaviparyāso (अङ्गविपर्यासो). The line joins them as vināvacanād (विनावचनाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aṅga-viparyāsaḥ (अङ्ग-विपर्यासः) and vinā (विना).
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