6.5.7
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 6 / 6.5.7
सान्नाय्योऽपि तथेति चेत्
sānnāyyo 'pi tatheti cet
The line
If you say that sānnāyya (सान्नाय्य) even, 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. payo-doṣāt (पयो-दोषात्) from 6.5.6 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: sānnāyyo (सान्नाय्यो) + api (अपि) + tathā (तथा) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sānnāyyo (सान्नाय्यो) | nominative singular, masculine | sānnāyya (सान्नाय्य) |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| 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
sānnāyyo (सान्नाय्यो) is sānnāyya (सान्नाय्य). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. 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
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 it on as tatheti.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sānnāyyo (सान्नाय्यो).
Next
6.5.8. Not a compound: tasyā (तस्या), faulty, and tvāda (त्वाद), not set apart. A cause.