4.6
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 4. Skandha (स्कन्ध) / 4.6
न कारणस्य सदृशं कार्यमित्युपपद्यते न कारणस्यासदृशं कार्यमित्युपपद्यते
na kāraṇasya sadṛśaṃ kāryam ity upapadyate na kāraṇasyāsadṛśaṃ kāryam ity upapadyate
The line
Not of a cause, sadṛśa (सदृश), an effect thus, fits, not a compound: a cause, syāsa (स्यास), and dṛśa (दृश), an effect thus, fits.
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: na (न) + kāraṇasya (कारणस्य) + sadṛśaṃ (सदृशं) + kāryam (कार्यम्) + ity (इत्य्) + upapadyate (उपपद्यते) + na (न) + kāraṇa-syāsa-dṛśaṃ (कारण-स्यास-दृशं) + kāryam (कार्यम्) + ity (इत्य्) + upapadyate (उपपद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| kāraṇasya (कारणस्य) | genitive singular | a cause |
| sadṛśaṃ (सदृशं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | sadṛśa (सदृश) |
| kāryam (कार्यम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an effect |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| upapadyate (उपपद्यते) | present, third person singular | fits |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| kāraṇa-syāsa-dṛśaṃ (कारण-स्यास-दृशं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a cause, syāsa (स्यास), and dṛśa (दृश). Read it from the end |
| kāryam (कार्यम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an effect |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| upapadyate (उपपद्यते) | present, third person singular | fits |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. kāraṇasya (कारणस्य) is a cause. It stands as genitive singular. sadṛśaṃ (सदृशं) is sadṛśa (सदृश). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. kāryam (कार्यम्) is an effect. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. upapadyate (उपपद्यते) is fits. It stands as present, third person singular.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. kāraṇa-syāsa-dṛśaṃ (कारण-स्यास-दृशं) is a compound: a cause, syāsa (स्यास), and dṛśa (दृश). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. kāryam (कार्यम्) is an effect. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. upapadyate (उपपद्यते) is fits. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kāraṇa-syāsa-dṛśaṃ (कारण-स्यास-दृशं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kāraṇasya (कारणस्य) and sadṛśaṃ (सदृशं).