7.3.13
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 7 / 7.3.13
प्रकृतेरिति चेत्
prakṛter iti cet
The line
If you say that of of nature, from the model, 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. tathā-vabhṛthaḥ (तथा-वभृथः) from 7.3.12 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः) | genitive or ablative singular | of nature, from the model |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः) is of nature, from the model. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it prakṛter (प्रकृतेर्). 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
prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः) is genitive or ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it prakṛter (प्रकृतेर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः).
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