5.3.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.11
अतद्विकारश् च
atadvikāraś ca
The line
Not that and.
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. vacanāt (वचनात्) from 5.3.10 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: a-tad (अ-तद्) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| a-tad (अ-तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | not that |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
a-tad (अ-तद्) is not that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
a-tad (अ-तद्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss a-tad (अ-तद्).