8.13
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 8. Karmakāraka (कर्मकारक) / 8.13
एवं विद्यादुपादानं व्युत्सर्गादिति कर्मणः कर्तुश् च कर्मकर्तृभ्यां शेषान् भावान् विभावयेत्
evaṃ vidyād upādānaṃ vyutsargād iti karmaṇaḥ kartuś ca karmakartṛbhyāṃ śeṣān bhāvān vibhāvayet
The line
Thus, because of knowing, the material, because of vyutsarga (व्युत्सर्ग) thus, of of the action, from the action, of an agent and, of a compound: action, an agent, and bhya (भ्य), the rest, what remains over, a state, vibhāvayet (विभावयेत्).
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: evaṃ (एवं) + vidyāt (विद्यात्) + upādānaṃ (उपादानं) + vyutsargād (व्युत्सर्गाद्) + iti (इति) + karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) + kartuḥ (कर्तुः) + ca (च) + karma-kartṛ-bhyāṃ (कर्म-कर्तृ-भ्यां) + śeṣān (शेषान्) + bhāvān (भावान्) + vibhāvayet (विभावयेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| vidyāt (विद्यात्) | ablative singular | knowing |
| upādānaṃ (उपादानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the material |
| vyutsargād (व्युत्सर्गाद्) | ablative singular | vyutsarga (व्युत्सर्ग) |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) | genitive or ablative singular | of the action, from the action |
| kartuḥ (कर्तुः) | genitive or ablative singular, masculine | an agent |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| karma-kartṛ-bhyāṃ (कर्म-कर्तृ-भ्यां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: action, an agent, and bhya (भ्य). Read it from the end |
| śeṣān (शेषान्) | accusative plural, masculine | the rest, what remains over |
| bhāvān (भावान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a state |
| vibhāvayet (विभावयेत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. vidyāt (विद्यात्) is knowing. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it vidyād (विद्याद्). upādānaṃ (उपादानं) is the material. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vyutsargād (व्युत्सर्गाद्) is vyutsarga (व्युत्सर्ग). It stands as ablative singular. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) is of the action, from the action. It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
kartuḥ (कर्तुः) is an agent. It stands as genitive or ablative singular, masculine. The line writes it kartuś (कर्तुश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. karma-kartṛ-bhyāṃ (कर्म-कर्तृ-भ्यां) is a compound: action, an agent, and bhya (भ्य). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. śeṣān (शेषान्) is the rest, what remains over. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. bhāvān (भावान्) is a state. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. vibhāvayet (विभावयेत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
karma-kartṛ-bhyāṃ (कर्म-कर्तृ-भ्यां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vidyād (विद्याद्). The line writes it kartuś (कर्तुश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vidyāt (विद्यात्) and upādānaṃ (उपादानं).