7.13
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.13
अनुत्पन्नोऽयमुत्पादः स्वात्मानं जनयेत् कथमथोत्पन्नो जनयते जाते किं जन्यते पुनः
anutpanno 'yam utpādaḥ svātmānaṃ janayet katham athotpanno janayate jāte kiṃ janyate punaḥ
The line
anutpanna (अनुत्पन्न), this, arising, svātmāna (स्वात्मान), a compound: a person, and yeta (येत), how, athotpanna (अथोत्पन्न), produces, in a futile rejoinder, what, in janyata (जन्यत), again.
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: anutpanno (अनुत्पन्नो) + ayam (अयम्) + utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) + svātmānaṃ (स्वात्मानं) + jana-yeta (जन-येत) + katham (कथम्) + athotpanno (अथोत्पन्नो) + janayate (जनयते) + jāte (जाते) + kiṃ (किं) + janyate (जन्यते) + punaḥ (पुनः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anutpanno (अनुत्पन्नो) | nominative singular, masculine | anutpanna (अनुत्पन्न) |
| ayam (अयम्) | nominative singular, masculine | this |
| utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) | nominative singular, masculine | arising |
| svātmānaṃ (स्वात्मानं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | svātmāna (स्वात्मान) |
| jana-yeta (जन-येत) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a person, and yeta (येत). Read it from the end |
| katham (कथम्) | indeclinable | how |
| athotpanno (अथोत्पन्नो) | nominative singular, masculine | athotpanna (अथोत्पन्न) |
| janayate (जनयते) | present, third person singular | produces |
| jāte (जाते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a futile rejoinder |
| kiṃ (किं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what |
| janyate (जन्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | janyata (जन्यत) |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
The phrases
anutpanno (अनुत्पन्नो) is anutpanna (अनुत्पन्न). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ayam (अयम्) is this. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) is arising. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. svātmānaṃ (स्वात्मानं) is svātmāna (स्वात्मान). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. jana-yeta (जन-येत) is a compound: a person, and yeta (येत). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. katham (कथम्) is how. It stands as indeclinable.
athotpanno (अथोत्पन्नो) is athotpanna (अथोत्पन्न). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. janayate (जनयते) is produces. It stands as present, third person singular. jāte (जाते) is a futile rejoinder. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. kiṃ (किं) is what. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. janyate (जन्यते) is janyata (जन्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable.
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 anutpanno (अनुत्पन्नो) and ayam (अयम्).