5.4
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 5. Dhātu (धातु) / 5.4
लक्षणासंप्रवृत्तौ च न लक्ष्यमुपपद्यते लक्ष्यस्यानुपपत्तौ च लक्षणस्याप्यसंभवः
lakṣaṇāsaṃpravṛttau ca na lakṣyam upapadyate lakṣyasyānupapattau ca lakṣaṇasyāpy asaṃbhavaḥ
The line
lakṣaṇāsaṃpravṛtta (लक्षणासंप्रवृत्त) and, not lakṣya (लक्ष्य), fits, lakṣyasyānupapatta (लक्ष्यस्यानुपपत्त) and, a compound: a mark, and syāpya (स्याप्य), asaṃbhava (असंभव).
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 5. Dhātu (धातु). The elements. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: lakṣaṇāsaṃpravṛttau (लक्षणासंप्रवृत्तौ) + ca (च) + na (न) + lakṣyam (लक्ष्यम्) + upapadyate (उपपद्यते) + lakṣyasyānupapattau (लक्ष्यस्यानुपपत्तौ) + ca (च) + lakṣaṇa-syāpya (लक्षण-स्याप्य) + asaṃbhavaḥ (असंभवः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| lakṣaṇāsaṃpravṛttau (लक्षणासंप्रवृत्तौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | lakṣaṇāsaṃpravṛtta (लक्षणासंप्रवृत्त) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| lakṣyam (लक्ष्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | lakṣya (लक्ष्य) |
| upapadyate (उपपद्यते) | present, third person singular | fits |
| lakṣyasyānupapattau (लक्ष्यस्यानुपपत्तौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | lakṣyasyānupapatta (लक्ष्यस्यानुपपत्त) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| lakṣaṇa-syāpya (लक्षण-स्याप्य) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a mark, and syāpya (स्याप्य). Read it from the end |
| asaṃbhavaḥ (असंभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | asaṃbhava (असंभव) |
The phrases
lakṣaṇāsaṃpravṛttau (लक्षणासंप्रवृत्तौ) is lakṣaṇāsaṃpravṛtta (लक्षणासंप्रवृत्त). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. lakṣyam (लक्ष्यम्) is lakṣya (लक्ष्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. upapadyate (उपपद्यते) is fits. It stands as present, third person singular.
lakṣyasyānupapattau (लक्ष्यस्यानुपपत्तौ) is lakṣyasyānupapatta (लक्ष्यस्यानुपपत्त). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. lakṣaṇa-syāpya (लक्षण-स्याप्य) is a compound: a mark, and syāpya (स्याप्य). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. asaṃbhavaḥ (असंभवः) is asaṃbhava (असंभव). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
lakṣaṇāsaṃpravṛttau (लक्षणासंप्रवृत्तौ) is nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss lakṣaṇāsaṃpravṛttau (लक्षणासंप्रवृत्तौ) and lakṣyam (लक्ष्यम्).