7.17
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.17
यदि कश्चिदनुत्पन्नो भावः संविद्यते क्व चितुत्पद्येत स किं तस्मिन् भाव उत्पद्यतेऽसति
yadi kaścid anutpanno bhāvaḥ saṃvidyate kva cit utpadyeta sa kiṃ tasmin bhāva utpadyate 'sati
The line
If, someone. kaścit (कश्चित्) before a voiced sound, anutpanna (अनुत्पन्न), a being, a state, in saṃvidyata (संविद्यत), where, some, at all, utpadyeta (उत्पद्येत), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, what, in in that, a state, arises, in what is not.
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: yadi (यदि) + kaścid (कश्चिद्) + anutpanno (अनुत्पन्नो) + bhāvaḥ (भावः) + saṃvidyate (संविद्यते) + kva (क्व) + cit (चित्) + utpadyeta (उत्पद्येत) + sa (स) + kiṃ (किं) + tasmin (तस्मिन्) + bhāva (भाव) + utpadyate (उत्पद्यते) + asati (असति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| kaścid (कश्चिद्) | nominative singular, masculine | someone. kaścit (कश्चित्) before a voiced sound |
| anutpanno (अनुत्पन्नो) | nominative singular, masculine | anutpanna (अनुत्पन्न) |
| bhāvaḥ (भावः) | nominative singular, masculine | a being, a state |
| saṃvidyate (संविद्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | saṃvidyata (संविद्यत) |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where |
| cit (चित्) | indeclinable | some, at all |
| utpadyeta (उत्पद्येत) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| kiṃ (किं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what |
| tasmin (तस्मिन्) | locative singular | in that |
| bhāva (भाव) | the stem, as the line writes it | a state |
| utpadyate (उत्पद्यते) | present, third person singular | arises |
| asati (असति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | what is not |
The phrases
yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. kaścid (कश्चिद्) is someone. kaścit (कश्चित्) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. anutpanno (अनुत्पन्नो) is anutpanna (अनुत्पन्न). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. bhāvaḥ (भावः) is a being, a state. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. saṃvidyate (संविद्यते) is saṃvidyata (संविद्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. kva (क्व) is where. It stands as indeclinable. cit (चित्) is some, at all. It stands as indeclinable.
utpadyeta (उत्पद्येत) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kiṃ (किं) is what. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tasmin (तस्मिन्) is in that. It stands as locative singular. bhāva (भाव) is a state. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. utpadyate (उत्पद्यते) is arises. It stands as present, third person singular. asati (असति) is what is not. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
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 kaścid (कश्चिद्) and anutpanno (अनुत्पन्नो).