7.2
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.2
उत्पादाद्यास् त्रयो व्यस्ता नालं लक्षणकर्मणि संस्कृतस्य समस्ताः स्युरेकत्र कथमेकदा
utpādādyās trayo vyastā nālaṃ lakṣaṇakarmaṇi saṃskṛtasya samastāḥ syur ekatra katham ekadā
The line
utpādādyās (उत्पादाद्यास्), traya (त्रय), vyasta (व्यस्त), not enough, able, in a compound: a mark, and karmaṇa (कर्मण), of the conditioned, a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and stāḥa (स्ताःअ), they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound, in one place, how, ekada (एकद).
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: utpādādyās (उत्पादाद्यास्) + trayo (त्रयो) + vyastā (व्यस्ता) + na (न) + alaṃ (अलं) + lakṣaṇa-karmaṇi (लक्षण-कर्मणि) + saṃskṛtasya (संस्कृतस्य) + sama-stāḥa (सम-स्ताःअ) + syur (स्युर्) + ekatra (एकत्र) + katham (कथम्) + ekadā (एकदा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| utpādādyās (उत्पादाद्यास्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| trayo (त्रयो) | nominative singular, masculine | traya (त्रय) |
| vyastā (व्यस्ता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | vyasta (व्यस्त) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| alaṃ (अलं) | indeclinable | enough, able |
| lakṣaṇa-karmaṇi (लक्षण-कर्मणि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: a mark, and karmaṇa (कर्मण). Read it from the end |
| saṃskṛtasya (संस्कृतस्य) | genitive singular | the conditioned |
| sama-stāḥa (सम-स्ताःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and stāḥa (स्ताःअ). Read it from the end |
| syur (स्युर्) | optative, third person plural | they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound |
| ekatra (एकत्र) | indeclinable | in one place |
| katham (कथम्) | indeclinable | how |
| ekadā (एकदा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | ekada (एकद) |
The phrases
utpādādyās (उत्पादाद्यास्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. trayo (त्रयो) is traya (त्रय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vyastā (व्यस्ता) is vyasta (व्यस्त). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. alaṃ (अलं) is enough, able. It stands as indeclinable. lakṣaṇa-karmaṇi (लक्षण-कर्मणि) is a compound: a mark, and karmaṇa (कर्मण). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
saṃskṛtasya (संस्कृतस्य) is the conditioned. It stands as genitive singular. sama-stāḥa (सम-स्ताःअ) is a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and stāḥa (स्ताःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. syur (स्युर्) is they would be. syuḥ (स्युः) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person plural. ekatra (एकत्र) is in one place. It stands as indeclinable. katham (कथम्) is how. It stands as indeclinable. ekadā (एकदा) is ekada (एकद). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
lakṣaṇa-karmaṇi (लक्षण-कर्मणि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss utpādādyās (उत्पादाद्यास्) and trayo (त्रयो).