12.1.39
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 12 / 12.1.39
होतुस् तथेति चेत्
hotus tatheti cet
The line
If you say that of the hotṛ (होतृ) priest, so, in that way, then.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 12. Prasaṅga (प्रसङ्ग), incidental application, and vikalpa (विकल्प), option. The line is short. śruta-tvāt (श्रुत-त्वात्) from 12.1.38 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: hotuḥ (होतुः) + tathā (तथा) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| hotuḥ (होतुः) | genitive or ablative singular, masculine | the hotṛ (होतृ) priest |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
hotuḥ (होतुः) is the hotṛ (होतृ) priest. It stands as genitive or ablative singular, masculine. The line writes it hotus. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable.
iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as tatheti. cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
hotuḥ (होतुः) is genitive or ablative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it hotus. The line joins it on as tatheti.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss hotuḥ (होतुः).
Next
12.1.40. Not because of a compound: action, and conjunction.