7.18
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.18
उत्पद्यमानमुत्पादो यदि चोत्पादयत्ययमुत्पादयेत् तमुत्पादमुत्पादः कतमः पुनः
utpadyamānam utpādo yadi cotpādayaty ayam utpādayet tam utpādam utpādaḥ katamaḥ punaḥ
The line
A compound: utpadya (उत्पद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing, arising, if, cotpādayaty (चोत्पादयत्य्), this, a compound: arising, and yeta (येत), him, that, arising, arising, katama (कतम), 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: utpadya-mānam (उत्पद्य-मानम्) + utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) + yadi (यदि) + cotpādayaty (चोत्पादयत्य्) + ayam (अयम्) + utpāda-yeta (उत्पाद-येत) + tam (तम्) + utpādam (उत्पादम्) + utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) + katamaḥ (कतमः) + punaḥ (पुनः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| utpadya-mānam (उत्पद्य-मानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: utpadya (उत्पद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) | nominative singular, masculine | arising |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| cotpādayaty (चोत्पादयत्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ayam (अयम्) | nominative singular, masculine | this |
| utpāda-yeta (उत्पाद-येत) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: arising, and yeta (येत). Read it from the end |
| tam (तम्) | accusative singular, masculine | him, that |
| utpādam (उत्पादम्) | accusative singular, masculine | arising |
| utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) | nominative singular, masculine | arising |
| katamaḥ (कतमः) | nominative singular, masculine | katama (कतम) |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
The phrases
utpadya-mānam (उत्पद्य-मानम्) 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. utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) is arising. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it utpādo (उत्पादो). yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. cotpādayaty (चोत्पादयत्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ayam (अयम्) is this. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. utpāda-yeta (उत्पाद-येत) is a compound: arising, and yeta (येत). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
tam (तम्) is him, that. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. utpādam (उत्पादम्) is arising. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) is arising. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. katamaḥ (कतमः) is katama (कतम). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
utpadya-mānam (उत्पद्य-मानम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it utpādo (उत्पादो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss utpadya-mānam (उत्पद्य-मानम्) and utpādaḥ (उत्पादः).