10.4
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 10. Agnīndhana (अग्नीन्धन) / 10.4
तत्रैतत् स्यादिध्यमानमिन्धनं भवतीति चेत् केनेध्यतामिन्धनं तत् तावन्मात्रमिदं यदा
tatraitat syād idhyamānam indhanaṃ bhavatīti cet kenedhyatām indhanaṃ tat tāvanmātram idaṃ yadā
The line
If you say that there, this, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, a compound: idhya (इध्य), and a measure, a means of knowing, fuel, is, becomes, then of kenedhyata (केनेध्यत), fuel, that, tāvanmātra (तावन्मात्र), this, when.
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: tatra (तत्र) + etat (एतत्) + syād (स्याद्) + idhya-mānam (इध्य-मानम्) + indhanaṃ (इन्धनं) + bhavati (भवति) + iti (इति) + cet (चेत्) + kenedhyatām (केनेध्यताम्) + indhanaṃ (इन्धनं) + tat (तत्) + tāvanmātram (तावन्मात्रम्) + idaṃ (इदं) + yadā (यदा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| etat (एतत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | this |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| idhya-mānam (इध्य-मानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: idhya (इध्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| indhanaṃ (इन्धनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | fuel |
| bhavati (भवति) | present, third person singular | is, becomes |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
| kenedhyatām (केनेध्यताम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | kenedhyata (केनेध्यत) |
| indhanaṃ (इन्धनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | fuel |
| tat (तत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| tāvanmātram (तावन्मात्रम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tāvanmātra (तावन्मात्र) |
| idaṃ (इदं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | this |
| yadā (यदा) | indeclinable | when |
The phrases
tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable. etat (एतत्) is this. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The line joins them as tatraitat. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. idhya-mānam (इध्य-मानम्) is a compound: idhya (इध्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. indhanaṃ (इन्धनं) is fuel. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. bhavati (भवति) is is, becomes. It stands as present, third person singular. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as bhavatīti (भवतीति).
cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable. kenedhyatām (केनेध्यताम्) is kenedhyata (केनेध्यत). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. indhanaṃ (इन्धनं) is fuel. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tat (तत्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tāvanmātram (तावन्मात्रम्) is tāvanmātra (तावन्मात्र). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. idaṃ (इदं) is this. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yadā (यदा) is when. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
idhya-mānam (इध्य-मानम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as tatraitat. The line joins them as bhavatīti (भवतीति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tatra (तत्र) and etat (एतत्).