7.20
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.20
सतश् च तावदुत्पत्तिरसतश् च न युज्यते न सतश् चासतश् चेति पूर्वमेवोपपादितम्
sataś ca tāvad utpattir asataś ca na yujyate na sataś cāsataś ceti pūrvam evopapāditam
The line
Of of what is and, so far. tāvat (तावत्) before a voiced sound, arising, the origin, what is not and, not fits, not of of what is and, of of what is and thus, the earlier, evopapādita (एवोपपादित).
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: sataś (सतश्) + ca (च) + tāvad (तावद्) + utpattiḥ (उत्पत्तिः) + asataḥ (असतः) + ca (च) + na (न) + yujyate (युज्यते) + na (न) + sataś (सतश्) + cā (चा) + sataḥ (सतः) + ca (च) + iti (इति) + pūrvam (पूर्वम्) + evopapāditam (एवोपपादितम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sataś (सतश्) | genitive or ablative singular, present participle | of what is |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tāvad (तावद्) | indeclinable | so far. tāvat (तावत्) before a voiced sound |
| utpattiḥ (उत्पत्तिः) | nominative singular | arising, the origin |
| asataḥ (असतः) | nominative singular, masculine | what is not |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| yujyate (युज्यते) | present, third person singular | fits |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| sataś (सतश्) | genitive or ablative singular, present participle | of what is |
| cā (चा) | indeclinable | and. ca before a vowel |
| sataḥ (सतः) | genitive or ablative singular, present participle | of what is |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| pūrvam (पूर्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine | the earlier |
| evopapāditam (एवोपपादितम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | evopapādita (एवोपपादित) |
The phrases
sataś (सतश्) is of what is. It stands as genitive or ablative singular, present participle. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. tāvad (तावद्) is so far. tāvat (तावत्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. utpattiḥ (उत्पत्तिः) is arising, the origin. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it utpattir. asataḥ (असतः) is what is not. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it asataś (असतश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. yujyate (युज्यते) is fits. It stands as present, third person singular.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. sataś (सतश्) is of what is. It stands as genitive or ablative singular, present participle. cā (चा) is and. ca before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. sataḥ (सतः) is of what is. It stands as genitive or ablative singular, present participle. The line joins them as cāsataś (चासतश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as ceti. pūrvam (पूर्वम्) is the earlier. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. evopapāditam (एवोपपादितम्) is evopapādita (एवोपपादित). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
evopapāditam (एवोपपादितम्) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it utpattir. The line writes it asataś (असतश्). The line joins them as cāsataś (चासतश्). The line joins them as ceti.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sataś (सतश्) and tāvad (तावद्).