7.6
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.6
स ते मौलेन जनितो मौलं जनयते यदि मौलः स तेनाजनितस् तमुत्पादयते कथम्
sa te maulena janito maulaṃ janayate yadi maulaḥ sa tenājanitas tam utpādayate katham
The line
He, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, they, those, by means of maula (मौल), janita (जनित), maula (मौल), produces, if, maula (मौल), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, tenājanitas (तेनाजनित), him, that, in a compound: arising, and which, that which, how.
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: sa (स) + te (ते) + maulena (मौलेन) + janito (जनितो) + maulaṃ (मौलं) + janayate (जनयते) + yadi (यदि) + maulaḥ (मौलः) + sa (स) + tenājanitas (तेनाजनित) + tam (तम्) + utpāda-yat-e (उत्पाद-यत्-ए) + katham (कथम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| maulena (मौलेन) | instrumental singular | maula (मौल) |
| janito (जनितो) | nominative singular, masculine | janita (जनित) |
| maulaṃ (मौलं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | maula (मौल) |
| janayate (जनयते) | present, third person singular | produces |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| maulaḥ (मौलः) | nominative singular, masculine | maula (मौल) |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| tenājanitas (तेनाजनित) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tam (तम्) | accusative singular, masculine | him, that |
| utpāda-yat-e (उत्पाद-यत्-ए) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: arising, and which, that which. Read it from the end |
| katham (कथम्) | indeclinable | how |
The phrases
sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. maulena (मौलेन) is maula (मौल). It stands as instrumental singular. janito (जनितो) is janita (जनित). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. maulaṃ (मौलं) is maula (मौल). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. janayate (जनयते) is produces. It stands as present, third person singular. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable.
maulaḥ (मौलः) is maula (मौल). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. tenājanitas (तेनाजनित) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tam (तम्) is him, that. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. utpāda-yat-e (उत्पाद-यत्-ए) is a compound: arising, and which, that which. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. katham (कथम्) is how. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
utpāda-yat-e (उत्पाद-यत्-ए) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sa (स) and te (ते).