2.1.21
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 2 / 2.1.21
यच् चेति वार्थवत्त्वात् स्यात्
yac ceti vārthavattvāt syāt
The line
Which. yat before c and thus, because of a compound: or, a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that, it would be, let it be granted.
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 words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: yac (यच्) + ca (च) + iti (इति) + vā-artha-vat-tvāt (वा-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yac (यच्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which. yat before c |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| vā-artha-vat-tvāt (वा-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: or, a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
yac (यच्) is which. yat before c. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as ceti.
vā-artha-vat-tvāt (वा-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) is a compound: or, a thing, a meaning, possessing, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vā-artha-vat-tvāt (वा-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as ceti.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yac (यच्) and vā-artha-vat-tvāt (वा-अर्थ-वत्-त्वात्).