6.2.4
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.2.4
प्रत्यर्थं श्रुतिभाव इति चेत्
pratyarthaṃ śrutibhāva iti cet
The line
If you say that a compound: toward, against, and a thing, a meaning, a compound: scripture, and a state, 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. prayoge (प्रयोगे) from 6.2.3 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prati-arthaṃ (प्रति-अर्थं) + śruti-bhāvaḥ (श्रुति-भावः) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prati-arthaṃ (प्रति-अर्थं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: toward, against, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| śruti-bhāvaḥ (श्रुति-भावः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: scripture, and a state. 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
prati-arthaṃ (प्रति-अर्थं) is a compound: toward, against, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. śruti-bhāvaḥ (श्रुति-भावः) is a compound: scripture, and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it śrutibhāva (श्रुतिभाव).
iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-arthaṃ (प्रति-अर्थं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śrutibhāva (श्रुतिभाव).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prati-arthaṃ (प्रति-अर्थं) and śruti-bhāvaḥ (श्रुति-भावः).