7.11
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.11
अप्राप्यैव प्रदीपेन यदि वा निहतं तमः इहस्थः सर्वलोकस्थं स तमो निहनिष्यति
aprāpyaiva pradīpena yadi vā nihataṃ tamaḥ ihasthaḥ sarvalokasthaṃ sa tamo nihaniṣyati
The line
aprāpyaiva (अप्राप्यैव), by means of pradīpa (प्रदीप), if or, nihata (निहत), tama (तम), ihastha (इहस्थ), a compound: all, the world, and standing, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, tama (तम), in nihaniṣyata (निहनिष्यत).
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: aprāpyaiva (अप्राप्यैव) + pradīpena (प्रदीपेन) + yadi (यदि) + vā (वा) + nihataṃ (निहतं) + tamaḥ (तमः) + ihasthaḥ (इहस्थः) + sarva-loka-sthaṃ (सर्व-लोक-स्थं) + sa (स) + tamo (तमो) + nihaniṣyati (निहनिष्यति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aprāpyaiva (अप्राप्यैव) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| pradīpena (प्रदीपेन) | instrumental singular | pradīpa (प्रदीप) |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| nihataṃ (निहतं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | nihata (निहत) |
| tamaḥ (तमः) | nominative singular, masculine | tama (तम) |
| ihasthaḥ (इहस्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | ihastha (इहस्थ) |
| sarva-loka-sthaṃ (सर्व-लोक-स्थं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: all, the world, and standing. Read it from the end |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| tamo (तमो) | nominative singular, masculine | tama (तम) |
| nihaniṣyati (निहनिष्यति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | nihaniṣyata (निहनिष्यत) |
The phrases
aprāpyaiva (अप्राप्यैव) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. pradīpena (प्रदीपेन) is pradīpa (प्रदीप). It stands as instrumental singular. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. nihataṃ (निहतं) is nihata (निहत). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tamaḥ (तमः) is tama (तम). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
ihasthaḥ (इहस्थः) is ihastha (इहस्थ). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sarva-loka-sthaṃ (सर्व-लोक-स्थं) is a compound: all, the world, and standing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. tamo (तमो) is tama (तम). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. nihaniṣyati (निहनिष्यति) is nihaniṣyata (निहनिष्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-loka-sthaṃ (सर्व-लोक-स्थं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aprāpyaiva (अप्राप्यैव) and pradīpena (प्रदीपेन).