10.13
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 10. Agnīndhana (अग्नीन्धन) / 10.13
आगच्छत्यन्यतो नाग्निरिन्धनेऽग्निर् न विद्यते अत्रेन्धने शेषमुक्तं गम्यमानगतागतैः
āgacchaty anyato nāgnir indhane 'gnir na vidyate atrendhane śeṣam uktaṃ gamyamānagatāgataiḥ
The line
āgacchaty (आगच्छत्य्), anyata (अन्यत), not fire, in fuel, fire, not is found, in atrendhana (अत्रेन्धन), the rest, what remains over, what has been said, by means of a compound: being gone over, gone, and not gone.
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: āgacchaty (आगच्छत्य्) + anyato (अन्यतो) + na (न) + agniḥ (अग्निः) + indhane (इन्धने) + agniḥ (अग्निः) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते) + atrendhane (अत्रेन्धने) + śeṣam (शेषम्) + uktaṃ (उक्तं) + gamyamāna-gata-agataiḥ (गम्यमान-गत-अगतैः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| āgacchaty (आगच्छत्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| anyato (अन्यतो) | nominative singular, masculine | anyata (अन्यत) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| agniḥ (अग्निः) | nominative singular | fire |
| indhane (इन्धने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | fuel |
| agniḥ (अग्निः) | nominative singular | fire |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
| atrendhane (अत्रेन्धने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | atrendhana (अत्रेन्धन) |
| śeṣam (शेषम्) | accusative singular, masculine | the rest, what remains over |
| uktaṃ (उक्तं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what has been said |
| gamyamāna-gata-agataiḥ (गम्यमान-गत-अगतैः) | instrumental plural | a compound: being gone over, gone, and not gone. Read it from the end |
The phrases
āgacchaty (आगच्छत्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. anyato (अन्यतो) is anyata (अन्यत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. agniḥ (अग्निः) is fire. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it agnir. indhane (इन्धने) is fuel. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. agniḥ (अग्निः) is fire. It stands as nominative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular. atrendhane (अत्रेन्धने) is atrendhana (अत्रेन्धन). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. śeṣam (शेषम्) is the rest, what remains over. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. uktaṃ (उक्तं) is what has been said. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. gamyamāna-gata-agataiḥ (गम्यमान-गत-अगतैः) is a compound: being gone over, gone, and not gone. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental plural.
Sanskrit in this line
gamyamāna-gata-agataiḥ (गम्यमान-गत-अगतैः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it agnir. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss āgacchaty (आगच्छत्य्) and anyato (अन्यतो).