7.5
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.5
उत्पादोत्पाद उत्पादो मूलोत्पादस्य ते यदि मौलेनाजनितस् तं ते स कथं जनयिष्यति
utpādotpāda utpādo mūlotpādasya te yadi maulenājanitas taṃ te sa kathaṃ janayiṣyati
The line
A compound: arising, and arising, arising, of a compound: a root, and arising, they, those, if, maulenājanitas (मौलेनाजनित), him, that, they, those, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, how, in a compound: a person, and yiṣyata (यिष्यत).
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: utpāda-utpāda (उत्पाद-उत्पाद) + utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) + mūla-utpādasya (मूल-उत्पादस्य) + te (ते) + yadi (यदि) + maulenājanitas (मौलेनाजनित) + taṃ (तं) + te (ते) + sa (स) + kathaṃ (कथं) + jana-yiṣyati (जन-यिष्यति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| utpāda-utpāda (उत्पाद-उत्पाद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: arising, and arising. Read it from the end |
| utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) | nominative singular, masculine | arising |
| mūla-utpādasya (मूल-उत्पादस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: a root, and arising. Read it from the end |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| maulenājanitas (मौलेनाजनित) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| taṃ (तं) | accusative singular, masculine | him, that |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| kathaṃ (कथं) | indeclinable | how |
| jana-yiṣyati (जन-यिष्यति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: a person, and yiṣyata (यिष्यत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
utpāda-utpāda (उत्पाद-उत्पाद) is a compound: arising, and arising. 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. The line writes it utpādo (उत्पादो). mūla-utpādasya (मूल-उत्पादस्य) is a compound: a root, and arising. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. maulenājanitas (मौलेनाजनित) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
taṃ (तं) is him, that. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kathaṃ (कथं) is how. It stands as indeclinable. jana-yiṣyati (जन-यिष्यति) is a compound: a person, and yiṣyata (यिष्यत). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
mūla-utpādasya (मूल-उत्पादस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it utpādo (उत्पादो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss utpāda-utpāda (उत्पाद-उत्पाद) and utpādaḥ (उत्पादः).