3.7
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 3. Cakṣurādīndriya (चक्षुरादीन्द्रिय) / 3.7
प्रतीत्य मातापितरौ यथोक्तः पुत्रसंभवः चक्षूरूपे प्रतीत्यैवमुक्तो विज्ञानसंभवः
pratītya mātāpitarau yathoktaḥ putrasaṃbhavaḥ cakṣūrūpe pratītyaivamukto vijñānasaṃbhavaḥ
The line
Having depended on, mātāpitara (मातापितर), as, said, a compound: putra (पुत्र), and arising, in a compound: cakṣū (चक्षू), and a form, a compound: pratī (प्रती), tyaiva (त्यैव), and one who is released, a compound: knowing, and arising.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 3. Cakṣurādīndriya (चक्षुरादीन्द्रिय). The eye and the other senses. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: pratītya (प्रतीत्य) + mātāpitarau (मातापितरौ) + yathā (यथा) + uktaḥ (उक्तः) + putra-saṃbhavaḥ (पुत्र-संभवः) + cakṣū-rūpe (चक्षू-रूपे) + pratī-tyaiva-muktaḥ (प्रती-त्यैव-मुक्तः) + vijñāna-saṃbhavaḥ (विज्ञान-संभवः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pratītya (प्रतीत्य) | gerund | having depended on |
| mātāpitarau (मातापितरौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | mātāpitara (मातापितर) |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| uktaḥ (उक्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | said |
| putra-saṃbhavaḥ (पुत्र-संभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: putra (पुत्र), and arising. Read it from the end |
| cakṣū-rūpe (चक्षू-रूपे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: cakṣū (चक्षू), and a form. Read it from the end |
| pratī-tyaiva-muktaḥ (प्रती-त्यैव-मुक्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: pratī (प्रती), tyaiva (त्यैव), and one who is released. Read it from the end |
| vijñāna-saṃbhavaḥ (विज्ञान-संभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: knowing, and arising. Read it from the end |
The phrases
pratītya (प्रतीत्य) is having depended on. It stands as gerund. mātāpitarau (मातापितरौ) is mātāpitara (मातापितर). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. uktaḥ (उक्तः) is said. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as yathoktaḥ (यथोक्तः).
putra-saṃbhavaḥ (पुत्र-संभवः) is a compound: putra (पुत्र), and arising. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. cakṣū-rūpe (चक्षू-रूपे) is a compound: cakṣū (चक्षू), and a form. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. pratī-tyaiva-muktaḥ (प्रती-त्यैव-मुक्तः) is a compound: pratī (प्रती), tyaiva (त्यैव), and one who is released. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it pratītyaivamukto (प्रतीत्यैवमुक्तो). vijñāna-saṃbhavaḥ (विज्ञान-संभवः) is a compound: knowing, and arising. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
pratī-tyaiva-muktaḥ (प्रती-त्यैव-मुक्तः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as yathoktaḥ (यथोक्तः). The line writes it pratītyaivamukto (प्रतीत्यैवमुक्तो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratītya (प्रतीत्य) and mātāpitarau (मातापितरौ).