8.12
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 8. Karmakāraka (कर्मकारक) / 8.12
प्रतीत्य कारकः कर्म तं प्रतीत्य च कारकम् कर्म प्रवर्तते नान्यत् पश्यामः सिद्धिकारणम्
pratītya kārakaḥ karma taṃ pratītya ca kārakam karma pravartate nānyat paśyāmaḥ siddhikāraṇam
The line
Having depended on, a factor of an action, an action, him, that, having depended on and, a factor of an action, an action, goes on, not another, paśyāma (पश्याम), a compound: establishment, and a cause.
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: pratītya (प्रतीत्य) + kārakaḥ (कारकः) + karma (कर्म) + taṃ (तं) + pratītya (प्रतीत्य) + ca (च) + kārakam (कारकम्) + karma (कर्म) + pravartate (प्रवर्तते) + na (न) + anyat (अन्यत्) + paśyāmaḥ (पश्यामः) + siddhi-kāraṇam (सिद्धि-कारणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pratītya (प्रतीत्य) | gerund | having depended on |
| kārakaḥ (कारकः) | nominative singular, masculine | a factor of an action |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| taṃ (तं) | accusative singular, masculine | him, that |
| pratītya (प्रतीत्य) | gerund | having depended on |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| kārakam (कारकम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a factor of an action |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| pravartate (प्रवर्तते) | present, third person singular | goes on |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| anyat (अन्यत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | another |
| paśyāmaḥ (पश्यामः) | nominative singular, masculine | paśyāma (पश्याम) |
| siddhi-kāraṇam (सिद्धि-कारणम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: establishment, and a cause. Read it from the end |
The phrases
pratītya (प्रतीत्य) is having depended on. It stands as gerund. 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. taṃ (तं) is him, that. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. pratītya (प्रतीत्य) is having depended on. It stands as gerund. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. kārakam (कारकम्) is a factor of an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. pravartate (प्रवर्तते) is goes on. It stands as present, third person singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. anyat (अन्यत्) is another. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The line joins them as nānyat (नान्यत्). paśyāmaḥ (पश्यामः) is paśyāma (पश्याम). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. siddhi-kāraṇam (सिद्धि-कारणम्) is a compound: establishment, and a cause. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
siddhi-kāraṇam (सिद्धि-कारणम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as nānyat (नान्यत्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratītya (प्रतीत्य) and kārakaḥ (कारकः).