11.6
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 11. Pūrvāparakoṭi (पूर्वापरकोटि) / 11.6
यत्र न प्रभवन्त्येते पूर्वापरसहक्रमाः प्रपञ्चयन्ति तां जातिं तज् जरामरणं च किम्
yatra na prabhavanty ete pūrvāparasahakramāḥ prapañcayanti tāṃ jātiṃ taj jarāmaraṇaṃ ca kim
The line
Where, not prabhavanty (प्रभवन्त्य्), these, a compound: pūrvā (पूर्वा), another, the higher, with, and order, in prapañcayanta (प्रपञ्चयन्त), tāṃ (तां), a futile rejoinder, that. tat before j, jarāmaraṇa (जरामरण) and, what.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 11. Pūrvāparakoṭi (पूर्वापरकोटि). The first and the last end of the round. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: yatra (यत्र) + na (न) + prabhavanty (प्रभवन्त्य्) + ete (एते) + pūrvā-para-saha-kramāḥ (पूर्वा-पर-सह-क्रमाः) + prapañcayanti (प्रपञ्चयन्ति) + tāṃ (तां) + jātiṃ (जातिं) + taj (तज्) + jarāmaraṇaṃ (जरामरणं) + ca (च) + kim (किम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yatra (यत्र) | indeclinable | where |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| prabhavanty (प्रभवन्त्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ete (एते) | nominative plural, masculine | these |
| pūrvā-para-saha-kramāḥ (पूर्वा-पर-सह-क्रमाः) | nominative plural | a compound: pūrvā (पूर्वा), another, the higher, with, and order. Read it from the end |
| prapañcayanti (प्रपञ्चयन्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | prapañcayanta (प्रपञ्चयन्त) |
| tāṃ (तां) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| jātiṃ (जातिं) | accusative singular | a futile rejoinder |
| taj (तज्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that. tat before j |
| jarāmaraṇaṃ (जरामरणं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | jarāmaraṇa (जरामरण) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| kim (किम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what |
The phrases
yatra (यत्र) is where. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. prabhavanty (प्रभवन्त्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ete (एते) is these. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. pūrvā-para-saha-kramāḥ (पूर्वा-पर-सह-क्रमाः) is a compound: pūrvā (पूर्वा), another, the higher, with, and order. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural. prapañcayanti (प्रपञ्चयन्ति) is prapañcayanta (प्रपञ्चयन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
tāṃ (तां) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. jātiṃ (जातिं) is a futile rejoinder. It stands as accusative singular. taj (तज्) is that. tat before j. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. jarāmaraṇaṃ (जरामरणं) is jarāmaraṇa (जरामरण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. kim (किम्) is what. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
pūrvā-para-saha-kramāḥ (पूर्वा-पर-सह-क्रमाः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yatra (यत्र) and prabhavanty (प्रभवन्त्य्).