7.12
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.12
प्रदीपः स्वपरात्मानौ संप्रकाशयते यदि तमोऽपि स्वपरात्मानौ छादयिष्यत्यसंशयम्
pradīpaḥ svaparātmānau saṃprakāśayate yadi tamo 'pi svaparātmānau chādayiṣyaty asaṃśayam
The line
pradīpa (प्रदीप), svaparātmāna (स्वपरात्मान), in saṃprakāśayata (संप्रकाशयत), if, tama (तम) even, svaparātmāna (स्वपरात्मान), chādayiṣyaty (छादयिष्यत्य्), asaṃśaya (असंशय).
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: pradīpaḥ (प्रदीपः) + svaparātmānau (स्वपरात्मानौ) + saṃprakāśayate (संप्रकाशयते) + yadi (यदि) + tamo (तमो) + api (अपि) + svaparātmānau (स्वपरात्मानौ) + chādayiṣyaty (छादयिष्यत्य्) + asaṃśayam (असंशयम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pradīpaḥ (प्रदीपः) | nominative singular, masculine | pradīpa (प्रदीप) |
| svaparātmānau (स्वपरात्मानौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | svaparātmāna (स्वपरात्मान) |
| saṃprakāśayate (संप्रकाशयते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | saṃprakāśayata (संप्रकाशयत) |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| tamo (तमो) | nominative singular, masculine | tama (तम) |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| svaparātmānau (स्वपरात्मानौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | svaparātmāna (स्वपरात्मान) |
| chādayiṣyaty (छादयिष्यत्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| asaṃśayam (असंशयम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | asaṃśaya (असंशय) |
The phrases
pradīpaḥ (प्रदीपः) is pradīpa (प्रदीप). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. svaparātmānau (स्वपरात्मानौ) is svaparātmāna (स्वपरात्मान). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. saṃprakāśayate (संप्रकाशयते) is saṃprakāśayata (संप्रकाशयत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. tamo (तमो) is tama (तम). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. svaparātmānau (स्वपरात्मानौ) is svaparātmāna (स्वपरात्मान). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. chādayiṣyaty (छादयिष्यत्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. asaṃśayam (असंशयम्) is asaṃśaya (असंशय). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pradīpaḥ (प्रदीपः) and svaparātmānau (स्वपरात्मानौ).