7.2.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2.19
ऐकार्थ्ये नास्ति वैरूप्यमिति चेत्
aikārthye nāsti vairūpyam iti cet
The line
If you say that in aikārthya (ऐकार्थ्य), is not, vairūpya (वैरूप्य), then.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 7. Transfer. The details of a model rite are carried to a variant rite, and where that carrying stops. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: aikārthye (ऐकार्थ्ये) + nāsti (नास्ति) + vairūpyam (वैरूप्यम्) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aikārthye (ऐकार्थ्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | aikārthya (ऐकार्थ्य) |
| nāsti (नास्ति) | present, third person singular | is not |
| vairūpyam (वैरूप्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | vairūpya (वैरूप्य) |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
aikārthye (ऐकार्थ्ये) is aikārthya (ऐकार्थ्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. nāsti (नास्ति) is is not. It stands as present, third person singular. vairūpyam (वैरूप्यम्) is vairūpya (वैरूप्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
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
aikārthye (ऐकार्थ्ये) is locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aikārthye (ऐकार्थ्ये) and nāsti (नास्ति).