7.16
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.16
प्रतीत्य यद् यद् भवति तत् तच् छान्तं स्वभावतः तस्मादुत्पद्यमानं च शान्तमुत्पत्तिरेव च
pratītya yad yad bhavati tat tac chāntaṃ svabhāvataḥ tasmād utpadyamānaṃ ca śāntam utpattir eva ca
The line
Having depended on, which, which, is, becomes, that, that. tat before c, chānta (छान्त), a compound: an own-nature, and taḥa (तःअ), therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: utpadya (उत्पद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing and, śānta (शान्त), arising, the origin just and.
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: pratītya (प्रतीत्य) + yad (यद्) + yad (यद्) + bhavati (भवति) + tat (तत्) + tac (तच्) + chāntaṃ (छान्तं) + svabhāva-taḥa (स्वभाव-तःअ) + tasmād (तस्माद्) + utpadya-mānaṃ (उत्पद्य-मानं) + ca (च) + śāntam (शान्तम्) + utpattiḥ (उत्पत्तिः) + eva (एव) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pratītya (प्रतीत्य) | gerund | having depended on |
| yad (यद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which |
| yad (यद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which |
| bhavati (भवति) | present, third person singular | is, becomes |
| tat (तत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| tac (तच्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that. tat before c |
| chāntaṃ (छान्तं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | chānta (छान्त) |
| svabhāva-taḥa (स्वभाव-तःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: an own-nature, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end |
| tasmād (तस्माद्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound |
| utpadya-mānaṃ (उत्पद्य-मानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: utpadya (उत्पद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| śāntam (शान्तम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | śānta (शान्त) |
| utpattiḥ (उत्पत्तिः) | nominative singular | arising, the origin |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
pratītya (प्रतीत्य) is having depended on. It stands as gerund. yad (यद्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yad (यद्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. bhavati (भवति) is is, becomes. It stands as present, third person singular. tat (तत्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tac (तच्) is that. tat before c. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. chāntaṃ (छान्तं) is chānta (छान्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. svabhāva-taḥa (स्वभाव-तःअ) is a compound: an own-nature, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
tasmād (तस्माद्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. utpadya-mānaṃ (उत्पद्य-मानं) is a compound: utpadya (उत्पद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. śāntam (शान्तम्) is śānta (शान्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. utpattiḥ (उत्पत्तिः) is arising, the origin. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it utpattir. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
svabhāva-taḥa (स्वभाव-तःअ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it utpattir.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratītya (प्रतीत्य) and bhavati (भवति).