10.7.19
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.7.19
स्याद् वा होत्रध्वर्युविकारत्वात् तयो कर्माभिसम्बन्धात्
syād vā hotradhvaryuvikāratvāt tayo karmābhisambandhāt
The line
It would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound or, because of a compound: the hotṛ (होतृ) priest, the adhvaryu priest, a transformation, and the state of being that, taya (तय), because of a compound: karmābhi (कर्माभि), and a connection.
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: syād (स्याद्) + vā (वा) + hotṛ-adhvaryu-vikāra-tvāt (होतृ-अध्वर्यु-विकार-त्वात्) + tayo (तयो) + karmābhi-sambandhāt (कर्माभि-सम्बन्धात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| hotṛ-adhvaryu-vikāra-tvāt (होतृ-अध्वर्यु-विकार-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: the hotṛ (होतृ) priest, the adhvaryu priest, a transformation, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| tayo (तयो) | nominative singular, masculine | taya (तय) |
| karmābhi-sambandhāt (कर्माभि-सम्बन्धात्) | ablative singular | a compound: karmābhi (कर्माभि), and a connection. Read it from the end |
The phrases
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. hotṛ-adhvaryu-vikāra-tvāt (होतृ-अध्वर्यु-विकार-त्वात्) is a compound: the hotṛ (होतृ) priest, the adhvaryu priest, a transformation, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
tayo (तयो) is taya (तय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. karmābhi-sambandhāt (कर्माभि-सम्बन्धात्) is a compound: karmābhi (कर्माभि), and a connection. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
hotṛ-adhvaryu-vikāra-tvāt (होतृ-अध्वर्यु-विकार-त्वात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss syād (स्याद्) and hotṛ-adhvaryu-vikāra-tvāt (होतृ-अध्वर्यु-विकार-त्वात्).