4.2
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 4. Skandha (स्कन्ध) / 4.2
रूपकारणनिर्मुक्ते रूपे रूपं प्रसज्यते आहेतुकं न चास्त्यर्थः कश्चिदाहेतुकः क्व चित्
rūpakāraṇanirmukte rūpe rūpaṃ prasajyate āhetukaṃ na cāsty arthaḥ kaścid āhetukaḥ kva cit
The line
In a compound: a form, a cause, and nirmukta (निर्मुक्त), in a form, a form, is forced as a consequence, āhetuka (आहेतुक), not cāsty (चास्त्य्), the thing, the meaning, someone. kaścit (कश्चित्) before a voiced sound, āhetuka (आहेतुक), where, some, at all.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 4. Skandha (स्कन्ध). The aggregates. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: rūpa-kāraṇa-nirmukte (रूप-कारण-निर्मुक्ते) + rūpe (रूपे) + rūpaṃ (रूपं) + prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) + āhetukaṃ (आहेतुकं) + na (न) + cāsty (चास्त्य्) + arthaḥ (अर्थः) + kaścid (कश्चिद्) + āhetukaḥ (आहेतुकः) + kva (क्व) + cit (चित्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| rūpa-kāraṇa-nirmukte (रूप-कारण-निर्मुक्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a form, a cause, and nirmukta (निर्मुक्त). Read it from the end |
| rūpe (रूपे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a form |
| rūpaṃ (रूपं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a form |
| prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) | present, third person singular | is forced as a consequence |
| āhetukaṃ (आहेतुकं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | āhetuka (आहेतुक) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| cāsty (चास्त्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| arthaḥ (अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | the thing, the meaning |
| kaścid (कश्चिद्) | nominative singular, masculine | someone. kaścit (कश्चित्) before a voiced sound |
| āhetukaḥ (आहेतुकः) | nominative singular, masculine | āhetuka (आहेतुक) |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where |
| cit (चित्) | indeclinable | some, at all |
The phrases
rūpa-kāraṇa-nirmukte (रूप-कारण-निर्मुक्ते) is a compound: a form, a cause, and nirmukta (निर्मुक्त). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. rūpe (रूपे) is a form. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. rūpaṃ (रूपं) is a form. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) is is forced as a consequence. It stands as present, third person singular. āhetukaṃ (आहेतुकं) is āhetuka (आहेतुक). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
cāsty (चास्त्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. arthaḥ (अर्थः) is the thing, the meaning. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kaścid (कश्चिद्) is someone. kaścit (कश्चित्) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. āhetukaḥ (आहेतुकः) is āhetuka (आहेतुक). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kva (क्व) is where. It stands as indeclinable. cit (चित्) is some, at all. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
rūpa-kāraṇa-nirmukte (रूप-कारण-निर्मुक्ते) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss rūpa-kāraṇa-nirmukte (रूप-कारण-निर्मुक्ते) and rūpe (रूपे).