7.29
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.29
यदैव सर्वधर्माणामुत्पादो नोपपद्यते तदैवं सर्वधर्माणां निरोधो नोपपद्यते
yadaiva sarvadharmāṇām utpādo nopapadyate tadaivaṃ sarvadharmāṇāṃ nirodho nopapadyate
The line
When just, of a compound: all, and dharma, a property, arising, does not fit, then thus, of a compound: all, and dharma, a property, stilling, does not fit.
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: yadā (यदा) + eva (एव) + sarva-dharmāṇām (सर्व-धर्माणाम्) + utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) + nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) + tadā (तदा) + evaṃ (एवं) + sarva-dharmāṇāṃ (सर्व-धर्माणां) + nirodhaḥ (निरोधः) + nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yadā (यदा) | indeclinable | when |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| sarva-dharmāṇām (सर्व-धर्माणाम्) | genitive plural | a compound: all, and dharma, a property. Read it from the end |
| utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) | nominative singular, masculine | arising |
| nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) | present, third person singular | does not fit |
| tadā (तदा) | indeclinable | then |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| sarva-dharmāṇāṃ (सर्व-धर्माणां) | genitive plural | a compound: all, and dharma, a property. Read it from the end |
| nirodhaḥ (निरोधः) | nominative singular, masculine | stilling |
| nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) | present, third person singular | does not fit |
The phrases
yadā (यदा) is when. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as yadaiva. sarva-dharmāṇām (सर्व-धर्माणाम्) is a compound: all, and dharma, a property. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. utpādaḥ (उत्पादः) is arising. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it utpādo (उत्पादो). nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) is does not fit. It stands as present, third person singular.
tadā (तदा) is then. It stands as indeclinable. evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as tadaivaṃ (तदैवं). sarva-dharmāṇāṃ (सर्व-धर्माणां) is a compound: all, and dharma, a property. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. nirodhaḥ (निरोधः) is stilling. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it nirodho. nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) is does not fit. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-dharmāṇām (सर्व-धर्माणाम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as yadaiva. The line writes it utpādo (उत्पादो). The line joins them as tadaivaṃ (तदैवं). The line writes it nirodho.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yadā (यदा) and sarva-dharmāṇām (सर्व-धर्माणाम्).