10.2.54
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.54
स्युर् वा होतृकामाः
syur vā hotṛkāmāḥ
The line
They would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound or, a compound: the hotṛ (होतृ) priest, and desire.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The line is short. icchā-abhidhānāt (इच्छा-अभिधानात्) from 10.2.53 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: syur (स्युर्) + vā (वा) + hotṛ-kāmāḥ (होतृ-कामाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| syur (स्युर्) | optative, third person plural | they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| hotṛ-kāmāḥ (होतृ-कामाः) | nominative plural | a compound: the hotṛ (होतृ) priest, and desire. Read it from the end |
The phrases
syur (स्युर्) is they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person plural. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
hotṛ-kāmāḥ (होतृ-कामाः) is a compound: the hotṛ (होतृ) priest, and desire. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
hotṛ-kāmāḥ (होतृ-कामाः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss syur (स्युर्) and hotṛ-kāmāḥ (होतृ-कामाः).