8.2
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 8. Karmakāraka (कर्मकारक) / 8.2
सद्भूतस्य क्रिया नास्ति कर्म च स्यादकर्तृकम् सद्भूतस्य क्रिया नास्ति कर्ता च स्यादकर्मकः
sadbhūtasya kriyā nāsti karma ca syād akartṛkam sadbhūtasya kriyā nāsti kartā ca syād akarmakaḥ
The line
Of a compound: what is, and an element, an action, is not, an action and, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, akartṛka (अकर्तृक), of a compound: what is, and an element, an action, is not, an agent and, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, akarmaka (अकर्मक).
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 8. Karmakāraka (कर्मकारक). The act and the agent. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: sad-bhūtasya (सद्-भूतस्य) + kriyā (क्रिया) + nāsti (नास्ति) + karma (कर्म) + ca (च) + syād (स्याद्) + akartṛkam (अकर्तृकम्) + sad-bhūtasya (सद्-भूतस्य) + kriyā (क्रिया) + nāsti (नास्ति) + kartā (कर्ता) + ca (च) + syād (स्याद्) + akarmakaḥ (अकर्मकः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sad-bhūtasya (सद्-भूतस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: what is, and an element. Read it from the end |
| kriyā (क्रिया) | nominative singular, feminine | an action |
| nāsti (नास्ति) | present, third person singular | is not |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| akartṛkam (अकर्तृकम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | akartṛka (अकर्तृक) |
| sad-bhūtasya (सद्-भूतस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: what is, and an element. Read it from the end |
| kriyā (क्रिया) | nominative singular, feminine | an action |
| nāsti (नास्ति) | present, third person singular | is not |
| kartā (कर्ता) | nominative singular, masculine | an agent |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| akarmakaḥ (अकर्मकः) | nominative singular, masculine | akarmaka (अकर्मक) |
The phrases
sad-bhūtasya (सद्-भूतस्य) is a compound: what is, and an element. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. kriyā (क्रिया) is an action. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. nāsti (नास्ति) is is not. It stands as present, third person singular. karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. akartṛkam (अकर्तृकम्) is akartṛka (अकर्तृक). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
sad-bhūtasya (सद्-भूतस्य) is a compound: what is, and an element. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. kriyā (क्रिया) is an action. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. nāsti (नास्ति) is is not. It stands as present, third person singular. kartā (कर्ता) is an agent. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. akarmakaḥ (अकर्मकः) is akarmaka (अकर्मक). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
sad-bhūtasya (सद्-भूतस्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sad-bhūtasya (सद्-भूतस्य) and kriyā (क्रिया).