7.1
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.1
यदि संस्कृत उत्पादस् तत्र युक्ता त्रिलक्षणी अथासंस्कृत उत्पादः कथं संस्कृतलक्षणम्
yadi saṃskṛta utpādas tatra yuktā trilakṣaṇī athāsaṃskṛta utpādaḥ kathaṃ saṃskṛtalakṣaṇam
The line
If, the conditioned, arising, there, fit, right, a compound: three, and a mark, a compound: athā (अथा), and the conditioned, arising, how, a compound: the conditioned, and a mark.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत). The conditioned, arising, staying, ceasing. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: yadi (यदि) + saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) + utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) + tatra (तत्र) + yuktā (युक्ता) + tri-lakṣaṇī (त्रि-लक्षणी) + athā-saṃskṛta (अथा-संस्कृत) + utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) + kathaṃ (कथं) + saṃskṛta-lakṣaṇam (संस्कृत-लक्षणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) | the stem, as the line writes it | the conditioned |
| utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) | nominative singular, masculine | arising |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| yuktā (युक्ता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | fit, right |
| tri-lakṣaṇī (त्रि-लक्षणी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | a compound: three, and a mark. Read it from the end |
| athā-saṃskṛta (अथा-संस्कृत) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: athā (अथा), and the conditioned. Read it from the end |
| utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) | nominative singular, masculine | arising |
| kathaṃ (कथं) | indeclinable | how |
| saṃskṛta-lakṣaṇam (संस्कृत-लक्षणम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: the conditioned, and a mark. Read it from the end |
The phrases
yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) is the conditioned. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) is arising. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it utpādas (उत्पाद). tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable. yuktā (युक्ता) is fit, right. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
tri-lakṣaṇī (त्रि-लक्षणी) is a compound: three, and a mark. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. athā-saṃskṛta (अथा-संस्कृत) is a compound: athā (अथा), and the conditioned. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) is arising. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kathaṃ (कथं) is how. It stands as indeclinable. saṃskṛta-lakṣaṇam (संस्कृत-लक्षणम्) is a compound: the conditioned, and a mark. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃskṛta-lakṣaṇam (संस्कृत-लक्षणम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it utpādas (उत्पाद).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) and utpādaḥ (उत्पादः).