4.3.32
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.32
उभयार्थामिति चेत्
ubhayārthām iti cet
The line
If you say that of a compound: both, and a thing, a meaning, then.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. What is for the rite, and what is for the person. The line is short. nāsa-mavā-yātprayo-janena (नास-मवा-यात्प्रयो-जनेन) from 4.3.31 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ubhaya-arthām (उभय-अर्थाम्) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ubhaya-arthām (उभय-अर्थाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: both, and a thing, a meaning. 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
ubhaya-arthām (उभय-अर्थाम्) is a compound: both, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. 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
ubhaya-arthām (उभय-अर्थाम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ubhaya-arthām (उभय-अर्थाम्).
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4.3.33. Not because of a compound: a word, one, and the state of being that.