9.1.18
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.18
अधिकारादिति चेत्
adhikārād iti cet
The line
If you say that because of eligibility, then.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. Ūha (ऊह): adapting mantras and details when they are transferred. The line is short. aśrutitvāt (अश्रुतित्वात्) from 9.1.17 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: adhikārāt (अधिकारात्) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| adhikārāt (अधिकारात्) | ablative singular | eligibility |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
The phrases
adhikārāt (अधिकारात्) is eligibility. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it adhikārād (अधिकाराद्). 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
adhikārāt (अधिकारात्) is ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it adhikārād (अधिकाराद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss adhikārāt (अधिकारात्).