10.1
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 10. Agnīndhana (अग्नीन्धन) / 10.1
यदिन्धनं स चेदग्निरेकत्वं कर्तृकर्मणोः अन्यश् चेदिन्धनादग्निरिन्धनादप्यृते भवेत्
yad indhanaṃ sa ced agnir ekatvaṃ kartṛkarmaṇoḥ anyaś ced indhanād agnir indhanād apy ṛte bhavet
The line
If you say that which, fuel, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, then fire, a compound: one, and the state of being that, of a compound: an agent, and karmaṇa (कर्मण), another, if you say. cet before a voiced sound, because of fuel, fire, because of fuel, also, even. api before a vowel, without, would be.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 10. Agnīndhana (अग्नीन्धन). Fire and fuel. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: yad (यद्) + indhanaṃ (इन्धनं) + sa (स) + ced (चेद्) + agniḥ (अग्निः) + eka-tvaṃ (एक-त्वं) + kartṛ-karmaṇoḥ (कर्तृ-कर्मणोः) + anyaḥ (अन्यः) + ced (चेद्) + indhanāt (इन्धनात्) + agniḥ (अग्निः) + indhanāt (इन्धनात्) + apy (अप्य्) + ṛte (ऋते) + bhavet (भवेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yad (यद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which |
| indhanaṃ (इन्धनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | fuel |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| ced (चेद्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before a voiced sound |
| agniḥ (अग्निः) | nominative singular | fire |
| eka-tvaṃ (एक-त्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| kartṛ-karmaṇoḥ (कर्तृ-कर्मणोः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: an agent, and karmaṇa (कर्मण). Read it from the end |
| anyaḥ (अन्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | another |
| ced (चेद्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before a voiced sound |
| indhanāt (इन्धनात्) | ablative singular | fuel |
| agniḥ (अग्निः) | nominative singular | fire |
| indhanāt (इन्धनात्) | ablative singular | fuel |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| ṛte (ऋते) | indeclinable | without |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
The phrases
yad (यद्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. indhanaṃ (इन्धनं) is fuel. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ced (चेद्) is if you say. cet before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. agniḥ (अग्निः) is fire. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it agnir. eka-tvaṃ (एक-त्वं) is a compound: one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. kartṛ-karmaṇoḥ (कर्तृ-कर्मणोः) is a compound: an agent, and karmaṇa (कर्मण). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. anyaḥ (अन्यः) is another. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it anyaś (अन्यश्).
ced (चेद्) is if you say. cet before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. indhanāt (इन्धनात्) is fuel. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it indhanād (इन्धनाद्). agniḥ (अग्निः) is fire. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it agnir. indhanāt (इन्धनात्) is fuel. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it indhanād (इन्धनाद्). apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. ṛte (ऋते) is without. It stands as indeclinable. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
kartṛ-karmaṇoḥ (कर्तृ-कर्मणोः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it agnir. The line writes it anyaś (अन्यश्). The line writes it indhanād (इन्धनाद्). The line writes it agnir. The line writes it indhanād (इन्धनाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss indhanaṃ (इन्धनं) and sa (स).