5.1.21
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.1.21
कालोत्कर्ष इति चेत्
kālotkarṣa iti cet
The line
If you say that a compound: time, and a raising, 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. krama-kāla-saṃyuktā (क्रम-काल-संयुक्ता) from 5.1.20 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: kāla-utkarṣaḥ (काल-उत्कर्षः) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kāla-utkarṣaḥ (काल-उत्कर्षः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: time, and a raising. 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
kāla-utkarṣaḥ (काल-उत्कर्षः) is a compound: time, and a raising. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it kālotkarṣa (कालोत्कर्ष). 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
kāla-utkarṣaḥ (काल-उत्कर्षः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it kālotkarṣa (कालोत्कर्ष).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kāla-utkarṣaḥ (काल-उत्कर्षः).