6.1.34
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.34
गुणार्थित्वान् नेति चेत्
guṇārthitvān neti cet
The line
If you say that guṇārthitva (गुणार्थित्व), not, then.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 6. Who may perform. Eligibility, and the way substances are tied to an act. The line is short. veda-nirdeśāt (वेद-निर्देशात्) from 6.1.33 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: guṇārthitvān (गुणार्थित्वान्) + na (न) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇārthitvān (गुणार्थित्वान्) | accusative plural, masculine | guṇārthitva (गुणार्थित्व) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
guṇārthitvān (गुणार्थित्वान्) is guṇārthitva (गुणार्थित्व). 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
guṇārthitvān (गुणार्थित्वान्) 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 guṇārthitvān (गुणार्थित्वान्).