5.4.20
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 5 / 5.4.20
आज्यमपीति चेत्
ājyamapīti cet
The line
If you say that in a compound: clarified butter, and mapīta (मपीत), 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. puroḍāśaḥ (पुरोडाशः) from 5.4.19 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: ājya-mapīti (आज्य-मपीति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ājya-mapīti (आज्य-मपीति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: clarified butter, and mapīta (मपीत). Read it from the end |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
ājya-mapīti (आज्य-मपीति) is a compound: clarified butter, and mapīta (मपीत). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
ājya-mapīti (आज्य-मपीति) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ājya-mapīti (आज्य-मपीति).