10.12
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 10. Agnīndhana (अग्नीन्धन) / 10.12
अपेक्ष्येन्धनमग्निर् न नानपेक्ष्याग्निरिन्धनमपेक्ष्येन्धनमग्निं न नानपेक्ष्याग्निमिन्धनम्
apekṣyendhanam agnir na nānapekṣyāgnir indhanam apekṣyendhanam agniṃ na nānapekṣyāgnim indhanam
The line
apekṣyendhana (अपेक्ष्येन्धन), fire, not nānapekṣyāgnir (नानपेक्ष्याग्निर्), fuel, apekṣyendhana (अपेक्ष्येन्धन), fire, not, not anapekṣyāgna (अनपेक्ष्याग्न), fuel.
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: apekṣyendhanam (अपेक्ष्येन्धनम्) + agniḥ (अग्निः) + na (न) + nānapekṣyāgnir (नानपेक्ष्याग्निर्) + indhanam (इन्धनम्) + apekṣyendhanam (अपेक्ष्येन्धनम्) + agniṃ (अग्निं) + na (न) + na (न) + anapekṣyāgnim (अनपेक्ष्याग्निम्) + indhanam (इन्धनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apekṣyendhanam (अपेक्ष्येन्धनम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | apekṣyendhana (अपेक्ष्येन्धन) |
| agniḥ (अग्निः) | nominative singular | fire |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| nānapekṣyāgnir (नानपेक्ष्याग्निर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| indhanam (इन्धनम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | fuel |
| apekṣyendhanam (अपेक्ष्येन्धनम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | apekṣyendhana (अपेक्ष्येन्धन) |
| agniṃ (अग्निं) | accusative singular | fire |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| anapekṣyāgnim (अनपेक्ष्याग्निम्) | accusative singular | anapekṣyāgna (अनपेक्ष्याग्न) |
| indhanam (इन्धनम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | fuel |
The phrases
apekṣyendhanam (अपेक्ष्येन्धनम्) is apekṣyendhana (अपेक्ष्येन्धन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. agniḥ (अग्निः) is fire. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it agnir. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. nānapekṣyāgnir (नानपेक्ष्याग्निर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. indhanam (इन्धनम्) is fuel. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. apekṣyendhanam (अपेक्ष्येन्धनम्) is apekṣyendhana (अपेक्ष्येन्धन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
agniṃ (अग्निं) is fire. It stands as accusative singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. anapekṣyāgnim (अनपेक्ष्याग्निम्) is anapekṣyāgna (अनपेक्ष्याग्न). It stands as accusative singular. indhanam (इन्धनम्) is fuel. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
apekṣyendhanam (अपेक्ष्येन्धनम्) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it agnir.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apekṣyendhanam (अपेक्ष्येन्धनम्) and agniḥ (अग्निः).