7.7
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.7
अयमुत्पाद्यमानस् ते काममुत्पादयेदिमम् यदीममुत्पादयितुमजातः शक्नुयादयम्
ayam utpādyamānas te kāmam utpādayed imam yadīmam utpādayitum ajātaḥ śaknuyād ayam
The line
This, a compound: utpādya (उत्पाद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing, they, those, desire, a compound: arising, and yeda (येद), imam (इमम्), yadīma (यदीम), a compound: arising, and yita (यित), ajāta (अजात), because of śaknuya (शक्नुय), this.
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: ayam (अयम्) + utpādya-mānaḥ (उत्पाद्य-मानः) + te (ते) + kāmam (कामम्) + utpāda-yeda (उत्पाद-येद) + imam (इमम्) + yadīmam (यदीमम्) + utpāda-yitum (उत्पाद-यितुम्) + ajātaḥ (अजातः) + śaknuyād (शक्नुयाद्) + ayam (अयम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ayam (अयम्) | nominative singular, masculine | this |
| utpādya-mānaḥ (उत्पाद्य-मानः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: utpādya (उत्पाद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| kāmam (कामम्) | accusative singular, masculine | desire |
| utpāda-yeda (उत्पाद-येद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: arising, and yeda (येद). Read it from the end |
| imam (इमम्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| yadīmam (यदीमम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | yadīma (यदीम) |
| utpāda-yitum (उत्पाद-यितुम्) | accusative singular | a compound: arising, and yita (यित). Read it from the end |
| ajātaḥ (अजातः) | nominative singular, masculine | ajāta (अजात) |
| śaknuyād (शक्नुयाद्) | ablative singular | śaknuya (शक्नुय) |
| ayam (अयम्) | nominative singular, masculine | this |
The phrases
ayam (अयम्) is this. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. utpādya-mānaḥ (उत्पाद्य-मानः) is a compound: utpādya (उत्पाद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it utpādyamānas (उत्पाद्यमान). te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. kāmam (कामम्) is desire. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. utpāda-yeda (उत्पाद-येद) is a compound: arising, and yeda (येद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. imam (इमम्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
yadīmam (यदीमम्) is yadīma (यदीम). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. utpāda-yitum (उत्पाद-यितुम्) is a compound: arising, and yita (यित). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular. ajātaḥ (अजातः) is ajāta (अजात). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. śaknuyād (शक्नुयाद्) is śaknuya (शक्नुय). It stands as ablative singular. ayam (अयम्) is this. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
utpādya-mānaḥ (उत्पाद्य-मानः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it utpādyamānas (उत्पाद्यमान).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ayam (अयम्) and utpādya-mānaḥ (उत्पाद्य-मानः).