5.3.35
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.3.35
आनर्थक्यान् नेति चेत्
ānarthakyān neti cet
The line
If you say that pointlessness, not, 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. kāmyatvāc (काम्यत्वाच्) from 5.3.34 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ānarthakyān (आनर्थक्यान्) + na (न) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ānarthakyān (आनर्थक्यान्) | accusative plural, masculine | pointlessness |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
ānarthakyān (आनर्थक्यान्) is pointlessness. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as neti. cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
ānarthakyān (आनर्थक्यान्) is accusative plural, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as neti.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ānarthakyān (आनर्थक्यान्).