11.3.50
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.3.50
प्रकृतिकालासत्तेः शस्त्रवतामिति चेत्
prakṛtikālāsatteḥ śastravatām iti cet
The line
If you say that of a compound: nature, what is seen, kālā (काला), and satta (सत्त), of śastravata (शस्त्रवत), 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. utkarṣaḥ (उत्कर्षः) from 11.3.49 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prakṛti-kālā-satteḥ (प्रकृति-काला-सत्तेः) + śastravatām (शस्त्रवताम्) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prakṛti-kālā-satteḥ (प्रकृति-काला-सत्तेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: nature, what is seen, kālā (काला), and satta (सत्त). Read it from the end |
| śastravatām (शस्त्रवताम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | śastravata (शस्त्रवत) |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
prakṛti-kālā-satteḥ (प्रकृति-काला-सत्तेः) is a compound: nature, what is seen, kālā (काला), and satta (सत्त). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. śastravatām (शस्त्रवताम्) is śastravata (शस्त्रवत). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
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
prakṛti-kālā-satteḥ (प्रकृति-काला-सत्तेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prakṛti-kālā-satteḥ (प्रकृति-काला-सत्तेः) and śastravatām (शस्त्रवताम्).
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