6.2.11
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.11
कर्म तथेति चेत्
karma tatheti cet
The line
If you say that an action, so, in that way, 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. nitya-tvāt (नित्य-त्वात्) from 6.2.10 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: karma (कर्म) + tathā (तथा) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable.
iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as tatheti. cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
karma (कर्म) is nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins it on as tatheti.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karma (कर्म).