4.7
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 4. Skandha (स्कन्ध) / 4.7
वेदनाचित्तसंज्ञानां संस्काराणां च सर्वशः सर्वेषामेव भावानां रूपेणैव समः क्रमः
vedanācittasaṃjñānāṃ saṃskārāṇāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ sarveṣām eva bhāvānāṃ rūpeṇaiva samaḥ kramaḥ
The line
Of a compound: vedanā (वेदना), the mind, and saṃjña (संज्ञ), of a compounded thing and, a compound: all, and śaḥa (शःअ), of of all just, of of beings, by means of a form just, an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, order.
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: vedanā-citta-saṃjñānāṃ (वेदना-चित्त-संज्ञानां) + saṃskārāṇāṃ (संस्काराणां) + ca (च) + sarva-śaḥa (सर्व-शःअ) + sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) + eva (एव) + bhāvānāṃ (भावानां) + rūpeṇa (रूपेण) + eva (एव) + samaḥ (समः) + kramaḥ (क्रमः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vedanā-citta-saṃjñānāṃ (वेदना-चित्त-संज्ञानां) | genitive plural | a compound: vedanā (वेदना), the mind, and saṃjña (संज्ञ). Read it from the end |
| saṃskārāṇāṃ (संस्काराणां) | genitive plural | a compounded thing |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| sarva-śaḥa (सर्व-शःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: all, and śaḥa (शःअ). Read it from the end |
| sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) | genitive plural | of all |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| bhāvānāṃ (भावानां) | genitive plural | of beings |
| rūpeṇa (रूपेण) | instrumental singular | a form |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| samaḥ (समः) | nominative singular, masculine | an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back |
| kramaḥ (क्रमः) | nominative singular, masculine | order |
The phrases
vedanā-citta-saṃjñānāṃ (वेदना-चित्त-संज्ञानां) is a compound: vedanā (वेदना), the mind, and saṃjña (संज्ञ). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. saṃskārāṇāṃ (संस्काराणां) is a compounded thing. It stands as genitive plural. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. sarva-śaḥa (सर्व-शःअ) is a compound: all, and śaḥa (शःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) is of all. It stands as genitive plural. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable.
bhāvānāṃ (भावानां) is of beings. It stands as genitive plural. rūpeṇa (रूपेण) is a form. It stands as instrumental singular. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as rūpeṇaiva (रूपेणैव). samaḥ (समः) is an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kramaḥ (क्रमः) is order. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
vedanā-citta-saṃjñānāṃ (वेदना-चित्त-संज्ञानां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins it on as rūpeṇaiva (रूपेणैव).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vedanā-citta-saṃjñānāṃ (वेदना-चित्त-संज्ञानां) and saṃskārāṇāṃ (संस्काराणां).