10.3.74
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.3.74
यजुर्युक्तेऽध्वर्योर् दक्षिणा विकारः स्यात्
yajuryukte 'dhvaryor dakṣiṇā vikāraḥ syāt
The line
In yajuryukta (यजुर्युक्त), of the adhvaryu priest, the gift to the priests, a transformation, it would be, let it be granted.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: yajuryukte (यजुर्युक्ते) + adhvaryoḥ (अध्वर्योः) + dakṣiṇā (दक्षिणा) + vikāraḥ (विकारः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yajuryukte (यजुर्युक्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | yajuryukta (यजुर्युक्त) |
| adhvaryoḥ (अध्वर्योः) | genitive or ablative singular | the adhvaryu priest |
| dakṣiṇā (दक्षिणा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | the gift to the priests |
| vikāraḥ (विकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a transformation |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
yajuryukte (यजुर्युक्ते) is yajuryukta (यजुर्युक्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. adhvaryoḥ (अध्वर्योः) is the adhvaryu priest. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. dakṣiṇā (दक्षिणा) is the gift to the priests. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
vikāraḥ (विकारः) is a transformation. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yajuryukte (यजुर्युक्ते) and adhvaryoḥ (अध्वर्योः).