10.6.52
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.6.52
अपि वा यजमानाः स्युरृत्विजामभिधानसंयोगात् तेषां स्याद् यजमानत्वम्
api vā yajamānāḥ syur ṛtvijām abhidhānasaṃyogāt teṣāṃ syād yajamānatvam
The line
Even or, the patron of the rite, they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound, of a priest, because of a compound: a naming, and conjunction, of of them, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: the patron of the rite, and the state of being that.
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: api (अपि) + vā (वा) + yajamānāḥ (यजमानाः) + syur (स्युर्) + ṛtvijām (ऋत्विजाम्) + abhidhāna-saṃyogāt (अभिधान-संयोगात्) + teṣāṃ (तेषां) + syād (स्याद्) + yajamāna-tvam (यजमान-त्वम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| yajamānāḥ (यजमानाः) | nominative plural | the patron of the rite |
| syur (स्युर्) | optative, third person plural | they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound |
| ṛtvijām (ऋत्विजाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a priest |
| abhidhāna-saṃyogāt (अभिधान-संयोगात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a naming, and conjunction. Read it from the end |
| teṣāṃ (तेषां) | genitive plural | of them |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| yajamāna-tvam (यजमान-त्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: the patron of the rite, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. yajamānāḥ (यजमानाः) is the patron of the rite. It stands as nominative plural. syur (स्युर्) is they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person plural. ṛtvijām (ऋत्विजाम्) is a priest. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
abhidhāna-saṃyogāt (अभिधान-संयोगात्) is a compound: a naming, and conjunction. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. teṣāṃ (तेषां) is of them. It stands as genitive plural. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. yajamāna-tvam (यजमान-त्वम्) is a compound: the patron of the rite, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
abhidhāna-saṃyogāt (अभिधान-संयोगात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yajamānāḥ (यजमानाः) and syur (स्युर्).