12.1.23
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.1.23
सत्यवदिति चेत्
satyavad iti cet
The line
If you say that a compound: truth, and vada (वद), then.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 12. Prasaṅga (प्रसङ्ग), incidental application, and vikalpa (विकल्प), option. The line is short. vipratiṣedhāt (विप्रतिषेधात्) from 12.1.22 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: satya-vada (सत्य-वद) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| satya-vada (सत्य-वद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: truth, and vada (वद). 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
satya-vada (सत्य-वद) is a compound: truth, and vada (वद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. 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
satya-vada (सत्य-वद) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss satya-vada (सत्य-वद).
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