11.4.9
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 11 / 11.4.9
क्रत्वर्थायामिति चेन् न वर्णसंयोगात्
kratvarthāyām iti cen na varṇasaṃyogāt
The line
If you say that of a compound: a rite, and arthāya (अर्थाय), no, because of a compound: a sound, a class, and conjunction.
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. aveṣṭau (अवेष्टौ) from 11.4.8 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: kratu-arthāyām (क्रतु-अर्थायाम्) + iti (इति) + cen (चेन्) + na (न) + varṇa-saṃyogāt (वर्ण-संयोगात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kratu-arthāyām (क्रतु-अर्थायाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: a rite, and arthāya (अर्थाय). Read it from the end |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| varṇa-saṃyogāt (वर्ण-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a sound, a class, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
The phrases
kratu-arthāyām (क्रतु-अर्थायाम्) is a compound: a rite, and arthāya (अर्थाय). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. cen (चेन्) is if you say. cet before n. It stands as indeclinable.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. varṇa-saṃyogāt (वर्ण-संयोगात्) is a compound: a sound, a class, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kratu-arthāyām (क्रतु-अर्थायाम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kratu-arthāyām (क्रतु-अर्थायाम्) and varṇa-saṃyogāt (वर्ण-संयोगात्).