7.2.4
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.2.4
शब्दमात्रमिति चेत्
śabdamātram iti cet
The line
If you say that a compound: a word, and mātra (मात्र), 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 line is short. svārthe (स्वार्थे) from 7.2.3 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: śabda-mātram (शब्द-मात्रम्) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śabda-mātram (शब्द-मात्रम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a word, and mātra (मात्र). 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
śabda-mātram (शब्द-मात्रम्) is a compound: a word, and mātra (मात्र). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. 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
śabda-mātram (शब्द-मात्रम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śabda-mātram (शब्द-मात्रम्).