4.1.29

निर्देशात् तस्यान्यदर्थादिति चेत्

nirdeśāt tasyānyad arthād iti cet

The line

If you say that because of a statement of what the rule is, of of that, his, another. anyat before a voiced sound, because of from the meaning, from the thing, then.

Where it sits

In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. What is for the rite, and what is for the person. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.

Split: nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) + tasya (तस्य) + anyad (अन्यद्) + arthāt (अर्थात्) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

Word	Grammar	Sense
nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्)	ablative singular	a statement of what the rule is
tasya (तस्य)	genitive singular	of that, his
anyad (अन्यद्)	nominative or accusative singular, neuter	another. anyat before a voiced sound
arthāt (अर्थात्)	ablative singular	from the meaning, from the thing
iti (इति)	indeclinable	thus. It closes a quote or a thought
cet (चेत्)	indeclinable	if you say, if

The phrases

nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) is a statement of what the rule is. It stands as ablative singular. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. anyad (अन्यद्) is another. anyat before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The line joins them as tasyānyad (तस्यान्यद्).

arthāt (अर्थात्) is from the meaning, from the thing. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it arthād (अर्थाद्). 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

nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as tasyānyad (तस्यान्यद्). The line writes it arthād (अर्थाद्).

Say it back

Cover the English. Gloss nirdeśāt (निर्देशात्) and tasya (तस्य).

4.1.30. Not because of a compound: the rest, what remains over, and presence, being at hand.