6.3.36
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.3.36
प्रबृत्तेऽपीति चेत्
prabṛtte 'pīti cet
The line
If you say that in prabṛtta (प्रबृत्त) even, 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. mukhya-adhigame (मुख्य-अधिगमे) from 6.3.35 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prabṛtte (प्रबृत्ते) + api (अपि) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prabṛtte (प्रबृत्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | prabṛtta (प्रबृत्त) |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
prabṛtte (प्रबृत्ते) is prabṛtta (प्रबृत्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as apīti (अपीति). cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line joins them as apīti (अपीति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prabṛtte (प्रबृत्ते).
Next
6.3.37. Not because of a compound: of no point, and the state of being that.