7.10
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.10
कथमुत्पद्यमानेन प्रदीपेन तमो हतम् नोत्पद्यमानो हि तमः प्रदीपः प्राप्नुते यदा
katham utpadyamānena pradīpena tamo hatam notpadyamāno hi tamaḥ pradīpaḥ prāpnute yadā
The line
How, by means of a compound: utpadya (उत्पद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing, by means of pradīpa (प्रदीप), tama (तम), hata (हत), a compound: notpadya (नोत्पद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. tama (तम), pradīpa (प्रदीप), in prāpnuta (प्राप्नुत), when.
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: katham (कथम्) + utpadya-mānena (उत्पद्य-मानेन) + pradīpena (प्रदीपेन) + tamo (तमो) + hatam (हतम्) + notpadya-mānaḥ (नोत्पद्य-मानः) + hi (हि) + tamaḥ (तमः) + pradīpaḥ (प्रदीपः) + prāpnute (प्राप्नुते) + yadā (यदा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| katham (कथम्) | indeclinable | how |
| utpadya-mānena (उत्पद्य-मानेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: utpadya (उत्पद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| pradīpena (प्रदीपेन) | instrumental singular | pradīpa (प्रदीप) |
| tamo (तमो) | nominative singular, masculine | tama (तम) |
| hatam (हतम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | hata (हत) |
| notpadya-mānaḥ (नोत्पद्य-मानः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: notpadya (नोत्पद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| tamaḥ (तमः) | nominative singular, masculine | tama (तम) |
| pradīpaḥ (प्रदीपः) | nominative singular, masculine | pradīpa (प्रदीप) |
| prāpnute (प्राप्नुते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | prāpnuta (प्राप्नुत) |
| yadā (यदा) | indeclinable | when |
The phrases
katham (कथम्) is how. It stands as indeclinable. utpadya-mānena (उत्पद्य-मानेन) is a compound: utpadya (उत्पद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. pradīpena (प्रदीपेन) is pradīpa (प्रदीप). It stands as instrumental singular. tamo (तमो) is tama (तम). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. hatam (हतम्) is hata (हत). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. notpadya-mānaḥ (नोत्पद्य-मानः) is a compound: notpadya (नोत्पद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it notpadyamāno (नोत्पद्यमानो).
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. tamaḥ (तमः) is tama (तम). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. pradīpaḥ (प्रदीपः) is pradīpa (प्रदीप). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prāpnute (प्राप्नुते) is prāpnuta (प्राप्नुत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. yadā (यदा) is when. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
utpadya-mānena (उत्पद्य-मानेन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it notpadyamāno (नोत्पद्यमानो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss utpadya-mānena (उत्पद्य-मानेन) and pradīpena (प्रदीपेन).