2.1.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.11
द्रव्योपदेश इति चेत्
dravyopadeśa iti cet
The line
If you say that a compound: a substance, and teaching, then.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 2. Which acts are different acts. The word for an action means the act, and from that the differences among rites are drawn. The line is short. tulya-śruti-tvāt (तुल्य-श्रुति-त्वात्) from 2.1.10 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: dravya-upadeśaḥ (द्रव्य-उपदेशः) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dravya-upadeśaḥ (द्रव्य-उपदेशः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a substance, and teaching. 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
dravya-upadeśaḥ (द्रव्य-उपदेशः) is a compound: a substance, and teaching. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it dravyopadeśa (द्रव्योपदेश). 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
dravya-upadeśaḥ (द्रव्य-उपदेशः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it dravyopadeśa (द्रव्योपदेश).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dravya-upadeśaḥ (द्रव्य-उपदेशः).