3.8.37
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 3 / 3.8.37
आधानेऽपि तथेति चेत्
ādhāne 'pi tatheti cet
The line
If you say that in setting up even, so, in that way, 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. sannidhāna-aviśeṣāt (सन्निधान-अविशेषात्) from 3.8.36 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ādhāne (आधाने) + api (अपि) + tathā (तथा) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ādhāne (आधाने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | setting up |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| 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
ādhāne (आधाने) is setting up. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. 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
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line joins it on as tatheti.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ādhāne (आधाने).