3.3.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.3.18
पक्षेणार्थकृतस्येति चेत्
pakṣeṇārthakṛtasyeti cet
The line
If you say that of a compound: pakṣe (पक्षे), ṇārtha (णार्थ), and made, done, then.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 3. Śeṣa (शेष), the subsidiary. How you tell what serves a rite and what the rite serves. The line is short. dvi-tva-bahutva-yuktaṃ (द्वि-त्व-बहुत्व-युक्तं) from 3.3.17 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: pakṣe-ṇārtha-kṛtasya (पक्षे-णार्थ-कृतस्य) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pakṣe-ṇārtha-kṛtasya (पक्षे-णार्थ-कृतस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: pakṣe (पक्षे), ṇārtha (णार्थ), and made, done. 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
pakṣe-ṇārtha-kṛtasya (पक्षे-णार्थ-कृतस्य) is a compound: pakṣe (पक्षे), ṇārtha (णार्थ), and made, done. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as pakṣeṇārthakṛtasyeti (पक्षेणार्थकृतस्येति).
cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
pakṣe-ṇārtha-kṛtasya (पक्षे-णार्थ-कृतस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins it on as pakṣeṇārthakṛtasyeti (पक्षेणार्थकृतस्येति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pakṣe-ṇārtha-kṛtasya (पक्षे-णार्थ-कृतस्य).
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