7.32
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.32
न स्वात्मना निरोधोऽस्ति निरोधो न परात्मना उत्पादस्य यथोत्पादो नात्मना न परात्मना
na svātmanā nirodho 'sti nirodho na parātmanā utpādasya yathotpādo nātmanā na parātmanā
The line
Not a compound: one's own, and the self, stilling, is, stilling, not a compound: another, the higher, and the self, of arising, a compound: as, and arising, not atmana (अत्मन), not a compound: another, the higher, and the self.
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: na (न) + sva-ātman-ā (स्व-आत्मन्-आ) + nirodho (निरोधो) + asti (अस्ति) + nirodhaḥ (निरोधः) + na (न) + para-ātman-ā (पर-आत्मन्-आ) + utpādasya (उत्पादस्य) + yathā-utpādaḥ (यथा-उत्पादः) + na (न) + atmanā (अत्मना) + na (न) + para-ātman-ā (पर-आत्मन्-आ)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| sva-ātman-ā (स्व-आत्मन्-आ) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: one's own, and the self. Read it from the end |
| nirodho (निरोधो) | nominative singular, masculine | stilling |
| asti (अस्ति) | present, third person singular | is |
| nirodhaḥ (निरोधः) | nominative singular, masculine | stilling |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| para-ātman-ā (पर-आत्मन्-आ) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: another, the higher, and the self. Read it from the end |
| utpādasya (उत्पादस्य) | genitive singular | arising |
| yathā-utpādaḥ (यथा-उत्पादः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: as, and arising. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| atmanā (अत्मना) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | atmana (अत्मन) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| para-ātman-ā (पर-आत्मन्-आ) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: another, the higher, and the self. Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. sva-ātman-ā (स्व-आत्मन्-आ) is a compound: one's own, and the self. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. nirodho (निरोधो) is stilling. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. asti (अस्ति) is is. It stands as present, third person singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. nirodhaḥ (निरोधः) is stilling. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it nirodho. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. para-ātman-ā (पर-आत्मन्-आ) is a compound: another, the higher, and the self. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
utpādasya (उत्पादस्य) is arising. It stands as genitive singular. yathā-utpādaḥ (यथा-उत्पादः) is a compound: as, and arising. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it yathotpādo (यथोत्पादो). na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. atmanā (अत्मना) is atmana (अत्मन). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. para-ātman-ā (पर-आत्मन्-आ) is a compound: another, the higher, and the self. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
yathā-utpādaḥ (यथा-उत्पादः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line writes it nirodho. The line writes it yathotpādo (यथोत्पादो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sva-ātman-ā (स्व-आत्मन्-आ) and nirodho (निरोधो).