10.7
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 10. Agnīndhana (अग्नीन्धन) / 10.7
अन्य एवेन्धनादग्निरिन्धनं काममाप्नुयातग्नीन्धने यदि स्यातामन्योन्येन तिरस्कृते
anya evendhanād agnir indhanaṃ kāmam āpnuyāt agnīndhane yadi syātām anyonyena tiraskṛte
The line
Other, because of a compound: only, just, and fuel, fire, fuel, desire, because of āpnuya (आप्नुय), in agnīndhana (अग्नीन्धन), if, of it would be, by means of anyonya (अन्योन्य), in tiraskṛta (तिरस्कृत).
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: anya (अन्य) + eva-indhanāt (एव-इन्धनात्) + agniḥ (अग्निः) + indhanaṃ (इन्धनं) + kāmam (कामम्) + āpnuyāt (आप्नुयात्) + agnīndhane (अग्नीन्धने) + yadi (यदि) + syātām (स्याताम्) + anyonyena (अन्योन्येन) + tiraskṛte (तिरस्कृते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anya (अन्य) | the stem, as the line writes it | other |
| eva-indhanāt (एव-इन्धनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: only, just, and fuel. Read it from the end |
| agniḥ (अग्निः) | nominative singular | fire |
| indhanaṃ (इन्धनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | fuel |
| kāmam (कामम्) | accusative singular, masculine | desire |
| āpnuyāt (आप्नुयात्) | ablative singular | āpnuya (आप्नुय) |
| agnīndhane (अग्नीन्धने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | agnīndhana (अग्नीन्धन) |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| syātām (स्याताम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | it would be |
| anyonyena (अन्योन्येन) | instrumental singular | anyonya (अन्योन्य) |
| tiraskṛte (तिरस्कृते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | tiraskṛta (तिरस्कृत) |
The phrases
anya (अन्य) is other. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. eva-indhanāt (एव-इन्धनात्) is a compound: only, just, and fuel. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it evendhanād (एवेन्धनाद्). agniḥ (अग्निः) is fire. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it agnir. indhanaṃ (इन्धनं) is fuel. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. kāmam (कामम्) is desire. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. āpnuyāt (आप्नुयात्) is āpnuya (आप्नुय). It stands as ablative singular.
agnīndhane (अग्नीन्धने) is agnīndhana (अग्नीन्धन). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. syātām (स्याताम्) is it would be. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. anyonyena (अन्योन्येन) is anyonya (अन्योन्य). It stands as instrumental singular. tiraskṛte (तिरस्कृते) is tiraskṛta (तिरस्कृत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
eva-indhanāt (एव-इन्धनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it evendhanād (एवेन्धनाद्). The line writes it agnir.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anya (अन्य) and eva-indhanāt (एव-इन्धनात्).