5.1.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.11
क्रत्वन्तरवदिति चेत्
kratvantaravad iti cet
The line
If you say that a compound: a rite, a difference, an interval, and vada (वद), then.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 5. Order. Sequence is fixed by the order of the words, and by other rules when the words do not decide. The line is short. akṛtatvāt (अकृतत्वात्) from 5.1.10 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: kratu-antara-vada (क्रतु-अन्तर-वद) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kratu-antara-vada (क्रतु-अन्तर-वद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a rite, a difference, an interval, and vada (वद). 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
kratu-antara-vada (क्रतु-अन्तर-वद) is a compound: a rite, a difference, an interval, and vada (वद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. 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
kratu-antara-vada (क्रतु-अन्तर-वद) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kratu-antara-vada (क्रतु-अन्तर-वद).