4.3.34
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.3.34
प्रकरणादिति चेत्
prakaraṇād iti cet
The line
If you say that because of because of the context, 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. śabda-eka-tvāt (शब्द-एक-त्वात्) from 4.3.33 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prakaraṇāt (प्रकरणात्) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prakaraṇāt (प्रकरणात्) | ablative singular | because of the context |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
prakaraṇāt (प्रकरणात्) is because of the context. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it prakaraṇād (प्रकरणाद्). 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
prakaraṇāt (प्रकरणात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it prakaraṇād (प्रकरणाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prakaraṇāt (प्रकरणात्).
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