8.11
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 8. Karmakāraka (कर्मकारक) / 8.11
करोति सदसद्भूतो न सन् नासच् च कारकः कर्म तत् तु विजानीयात् पूर्वोक्तैरेव हेतुभिः
karoti sadasadbhūto na san nāsac ca kārakaḥ karma tat tu vijānīyāt pūrvoktair eva hetubhiḥ
The line
Does, makes, sadasadbhūta (सदसद्भूत), not being. sat before n, nāsac (नासच्) and, a factor of an action, an action, that but, because of vijānīya (विजानीय), by means of a compound: the earlier, and what has been said just, by means of a reason.
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: karoti (करोति) + sadasadbhūto (सदसद्भूतो) + na (न) + san (सन्) + nāsac (नासच्) + ca (च) + kārakaḥ (कारकः) + karma (कर्म) + tat (तत्) + tu (तु) + vijānīyāt (विजानीयात्) + pūrva-uktaiḥ (पूर्व-उक्तैः) + eva (एव) + hetubhiḥ (हेतुभिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| karoti (करोति) | present, third person singular | does, makes |
| sadasadbhūto (सदसद्भूतो) | nominative singular, masculine | sadasadbhūta (सदसद्भूत) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| san (सन्) | nominative singular, masculine | being. sat before n |
| nāsac (नासच्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| kārakaḥ (कारकः) | nominative singular, masculine | a factor of an action |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| tat (तत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| vijānīyāt (विजानीयात्) | ablative singular | vijānīya (विजानीय) |
| pūrva-uktaiḥ (पूर्व-उक्तैः) | instrumental plural | a compound: the earlier, and what has been said. Read it from the end |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| hetubhiḥ (हेतुभिः) | instrumental plural | a reason |
The phrases
karoti (करोति) is does, makes. It stands as present, third person singular. sadasadbhūto (सदसद्भूतो) is sadasadbhūta (सदसद्भूत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. san (सन्) is being. sat before n. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. nāsac (नासच्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. kārakaḥ (कारकः) is a factor of an action. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tat (तत्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. vijānīyāt (विजानीयात्) is vijānīya (विजानीय). It stands as ablative singular. pūrva-uktaiḥ (पूर्व-उक्तैः) is a compound: the earlier, and what has been said. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental plural. The line writes it pūrvoktair (पूर्वोक्तैर्). eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. hetubhiḥ (हेतुभिः) is a reason. It stands as instrumental plural.
Sanskrit in this line
sadasadbhūto (सदसद्भूतो) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it pūrvoktair (पूर्वोक्तैर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karoti (करोति) and sadasadbhūto (सदसद्भूतो).