10.2
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 10. Agnīndhana (अग्नीन्धन) / 10.2
नित्यप्रदीप्त एव स्यादप्रदीपनहेतुकः पुनरारम्भवैयर्थ्यमेवं चाकर्मकः सति
nityapradīpta eva syād apradīpanahetukaḥ punarārambhavaiyarthyam evaṃ cākarmakaḥ sati
The line
A compound: eternal, and pradīpta (प्रदीप्त) just, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: apra (अप्र), dīpana (दीपन), a reason, and kaḥa (कःअ), punarārambhavaiyarthya (पुनरारम्भवैयर्थ्य) thus, cākarmaka (चाकर्मक), in when it is, it being so.
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: nitya-pradīpta (नित्य-प्रदीप्त) + eva (एव) + syād (स्याद्) + apra-dīpana-hetu-kaḥa (अप्र-दीपन-हेतु-कःअ) + punarārambhavaiyarthyam (पुनरारम्भवैयर्थ्यम्) + evaṃ (एवं) + cākarmakaḥ (चाकर्मकः) + sati (सति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nitya-pradīpta (नित्य-प्रदीप्त) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: eternal, and pradīpta (प्रदीप्त). Read it from the end |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| apra-dīpana-hetu-kaḥa (अप्र-दीपन-हेतु-कःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: apra (अप्र), dīpana (दीपन), a reason, and kaḥa (कःअ). Read it from the end |
| punarārambhavaiyarthyam (पुनरारम्भवैयर्थ्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | punarārambhavaiyarthya (पुनरारम्भवैयर्थ्य) |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| cākarmakaḥ (चाकर्मकः) | nominative singular, masculine | cākarmaka (चाकर्मक) |
| sati (सति) | locative singular, present participle | when it is, it being so |
The phrases
nitya-pradīpta (नित्य-प्रदीप्त) is a compound: eternal, and pradīpta (प्रदीप्त). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. apra-dīpana-hetu-kaḥa (अप्र-दीपन-हेतु-कःअ) is a compound: apra (अप्र), dīpana (दीपन), a reason, and kaḥa (कःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
punarārambhavaiyarthyam (पुनरारम्भवैयर्थ्यम्) is punarārambhavaiyarthya (पुनरारम्भवैयर्थ्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. cākarmakaḥ (चाकर्मकः) is cākarmaka (चाकर्मक). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sati (सति) is when it is, it being so. It stands as locative singular, present participle.
Sanskrit in this line
punarārambhavaiyarthyam (पुनरारम्भवैयर्थ्यम्) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nitya-pradīpta (नित्य-प्रदीप्त) and syād (स्याद्).