6.1.48
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.1.48
गुणार्थेनेति चेत्
guṇārtheneti cet
The line
If you say that by means of a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning, 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. ānarthakyaṃ (आनर्थक्यं) from 6.1.47 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: guṇa-arthena (गुण-अर्थेन) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇa-arthena (गुण-अर्थेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning. 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
guṇa-arthena (गुण-अर्थेन) is a compound: a quality, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as guṇārtheneti (गुणार्थेनेति).
cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
guṇa-arthena (गुण-अर्थेन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins it on as guṇārtheneti (गुणार्थेनेति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇa-arthena (गुण-अर्थेन).