Architecture that facilitates syntax processing for data mining statements. The system includes a syntax engine that receives as an input a query statement which, for example, is a data mining request. The statement can be generated from many different sources, e.g., a client application and/or a server application, and requests query processing of a data source (e.g., a relational database) to return a result set. The syntax engine includes a binding component that converts the query statement into an encapsulated statement in accordance with a predefined grammar. The encapsulated statement includes both data and data operations to be performed on the data of the data source, and which is understood by the data source. An execution component processes the encapsulated statement against the data source to return the desired result set.