10.14
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 10. Agnīndhana (अग्नीन्धन) / 10.14
इन्धनं पुनरग्निर् न नाग्निरन्यत्र चेन्धनात् नाग्निरिन्धनवान् नाग्नाविन्धनानि न तेषु सः
indhanaṃ punar agnir na nāgnir anyatra cendhanāt nāgnir indhanavān nāgnāv indhanāni na teṣu saḥ
The line
Fuel, again, fire, not, not fire, elsewhere, because of a compound: and, and fuel, not fire, a compound: fuel, or, and not, nāgnāv (नाग्नाव्), fuel, not in in them, he, that.
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: indhanaṃ (इन्धनं) + punar (पुनर्) + agniḥ (अग्निः) + na (न) + na (न) + agniḥ (अग्निः) + anyatra (अन्यत्र) + ca-indhanāt (च-इन्धनात्) + na (न) + agniḥ (अग्निः) + indhana-vā-na (इन्धन-वा-न) + nāgnāv (नाग्नाव्) + indhanāni (इन्धनानि) + na (न) + teṣu (तेषु) + saḥ (सः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| indhanaṃ (इन्धनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | fuel |
| punar (पुनर्) | indeclinable | again |
| agniḥ (अग्निः) | nominative singular | fire |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| agniḥ (अग्निः) | nominative singular | fire |
| anyatra (अन्यत्र) | indeclinable | elsewhere |
| ca-indhanāt (च-इन्धनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: and, and fuel. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| agniḥ (अग्निः) | nominative singular | fire |
| indhana-vā-na (इन्धन-वा-न) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: fuel, or, and not. Read it from the end |
| nāgnāv (नाग्नाव्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| indhanāni (इन्धनानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | fuel |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| teṣu (तेषु) | locative plural | in them |
| saḥ (सः) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that |
The phrases
indhanaṃ (इन्धनं) is fuel. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. punar (पुनर्) is again. It stands as indeclinable. agniḥ (अग्निः) is fire. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it agnir. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. agniḥ (अग्निः) is fire. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it agnir. anyatra (अन्यत्र) is elsewhere. It stands as indeclinable. ca-indhanāt (च-इन्धनात्) is a compound: and, and fuel. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. agniḥ (अग्निः) is fire. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it agnir. indhana-vā-na (इन्धन-वा-न) is a compound: fuel, or, and not. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. nāgnāv (नाग्नाव्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. indhanāni (इन्धनानि) is fuel. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. teṣu (तेषु) is in them. It stands as locative plural. saḥ (सः) is he, that. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
indhana-vā-na (इन्धन-वा-न) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it agnir. The line writes it agnir. The line writes it agnir.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss indhanaṃ (इन्धनं) and agniḥ (अग्निः).