11.4.4
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.4
अनियमः स्यादिति चेत्
aniyamaḥ syād iti cet
The line
If you say that the absence of a fixed rule, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, 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. cānyārthadarśanam (चान्यार्थदर्शनम्) from 11.4.3 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: aniyamaḥ (अनियमः) + syād (स्याद्) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aniyamaḥ (अनियमः) | nominative singular, masculine | the absence of a fixed rule |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
aniyamaḥ (अनियमः) is the absence of a fixed rule. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
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
aniyamaḥ (अनियमः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aniyamaḥ (अनियमः) and syād (स्याद्).