9.1.38
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.38
गुणशब्दस् तथेति चेत्
guṇaśabdas tatheti cet
The line
If you say that a compound: a quality, and a word, so, in that way, 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. tataḥ (ततः) from 9.1.37 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: guṇa-śabdaḥ (गुण-शब्दः) + tathā (तथा) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| guṇa-śabdaḥ (गुण-शब्दः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a quality, and a word. Read it from the end |
| 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
guṇa-śabdaḥ (गुण-शब्दः) is a compound: a quality, and a word. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it guṇaśabdas (गुणशब्द). 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
guṇa-śabdaḥ (गुण-शब्दः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it guṇaśabdas (गुणशब्द). The line joins it on as tatheti.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss guṇa-śabdaḥ (गुण-शब्दः).