10.7.12
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.12
अध्यूध्नी होतुस् त्र्यङ्गवदिडाभक्षविकारः स्यात्
adhyūdhnī hotus tryaṅgavad iḍābhakṣavikāraḥ syāt
The line
adhyūdhna (अध्यूध्न), of the hotṛ (होतृ) priest, tryaṅgavad (त्र्यङ्गवद्), a compound: iḍābhakṣa (इडाभक्ष), and 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: adhyūdhnī (अध्यूध्नी) + hotuḥ (होतुः) + tryaṅgavad (त्र्यङ्गवद्) + iḍābhakṣa-vikāraḥ (इडाभक्ष-विकारः) + syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| adhyūdhnī (अध्यूध्नी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | adhyūdhna (अध्यूध्न) |
| hotuḥ (होतुः) | genitive or ablative singular, masculine | the hotṛ (होतृ) priest |
| tryaṅgavad (त्र्यङ्गवद्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| iḍābhakṣa-vikāraḥ (इडाभक्ष-विकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: iḍābhakṣa (इडाभक्ष), and a transformation. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
The phrases
adhyūdhnī (अध्यूध्नी) is adhyūdhna (अध्यूध्न). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. hotuḥ (होतुः) is the hotṛ (होतृ) priest. It stands as genitive or ablative singular, masculine. The line writes it hotus. tryaṅgavad (त्र्यङ्गवद्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
iḍābhakṣa-vikāraḥ (इडाभक्ष-विकारः) is a compound: iḍābhakṣa (इडाभक्ष), and a transformation. Read it from the end. 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
iḍābhakṣa-vikāraḥ (इडाभक्ष-विकारः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it hotus.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss adhyūdhnī (अध्यूध्नी) and hotuḥ (होतुः).