7.33
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.33
उत्पादस्थितिभङ्गानामसिद्धेर् नास्ति संस्कृतम् संस्कृतस्याप्रसिद्धौ च कथं सेत्स्यत्यसंस्कृतम्
utpādasthitibhaṅgānām asiddher nāsti saṃskṛtam saṃskṛtasyāprasiddhau ca kathaṃ setsyaty asaṃskṛtam
The line
Of a compound: arising, duration, and bhaṅga (भङ्ग), of not being established, is not, the conditioned, a compound: the conditioned, syāpra (स्याप्र), and established and, how, setsyaty (सेत्स्यत्य्), asaṃskṛta (असंस्कृत).
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: utpāda-sthiti-bhaṅgānām (उत्पाद-स्थिति-भङ्गानाम्) + asiddheḥ (असिद्धेः) + nāsti (नास्ति) + saṃskṛtam (संस्कृतम्) + saṃskṛta-syāpra-siddhau (संस्कृत-स्याप्र-सिद्धौ) + ca (च) + kathaṃ (कथं) + setsyaty (सेत्स्यत्य्) + asaṃskṛtam (असंस्कृतम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| utpāda-sthiti-bhaṅgānām (उत्पाद-स्थिति-भङ्गानाम्) | genitive plural | a compound: arising, duration, and bhaṅga (भङ्ग). Read it from the end |
| asiddheḥ (असिद्धेः) | genitive or ablative singular | not being established |
| nāsti (नास्ति) | present, third person singular | is not |
| saṃskṛtam (संस्कृतम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the conditioned |
| saṃskṛta-syāpra-siddhau (संस्कृत-स्याप्र-सिद्धौ) | nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: the conditioned, syāpra (स्याप्र), and established. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| kathaṃ (कथं) | indeclinable | how |
| setsyaty (सेत्स्यत्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| asaṃskṛtam (असंस्कृतम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | asaṃskṛta (असंस्कृत) |
The phrases
utpāda-sthiti-bhaṅgānām (उत्पाद-स्थिति-भङ्गानाम्) is a compound: arising, duration, and bhaṅga (भङ्ग). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. asiddheḥ (असिद्धेः) is not being established. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it asiddher. nāsti (नास्ति) is is not. It stands as present, third person singular. saṃskṛtam (संस्कृतम्) is the conditioned. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. saṃskṛta-syāpra-siddhau (संस्कृत-स्याप्र-सिद्धौ) is a compound: the conditioned, syāpra (स्याप्र), and established. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. kathaṃ (कथं) is how. It stands as indeclinable. setsyaty (सेत्स्यत्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. asaṃskṛtam (असंस्कृतम्) is asaṃskṛta (असंस्कृत). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
utpāda-sthiti-bhaṅgānām (उत्पाद-स्थिति-भङ्गानाम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it asiddher.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss utpāda-sthiti-bhaṅgānām (उत्पाद-स्थिति-भङ्गानाम्) and asiddheḥ (असिद्धेः).