11.7
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 11. Pūrvāparakoṭi (पूर्वापरकोटि) / 11.7
कार्यं च कारणं चैव लक्ष्यं लक्षणमेव च वेदना वेदकश् चैव सन्त्यर्था ये च के चन
kāryaṃ ca kāraṇaṃ caiva lakṣyaṃ lakṣaṇam eva ca vedanā vedakaś caiva santy arthā ye ca ke cana
The line
An effect and, a cause and just, lakṣya (लक्ष्य), a mark just and, a compound: the Veda, and not, a compound: the Veda, and kaśa (कश) and just, santy (सन्त्य्), a thing, a meaning, who, which and, who, at all, with a question word.
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: kāryaṃ (कार्यं) + ca (च) + kāraṇaṃ (कारणं) + ca (च) + eva (एव) + lakṣyaṃ (लक्ष्यं) + lakṣaṇam (लक्षणम्) + eva (एव) + ca (च) + veda-nā (वेद-ना) + veda-kaśa (वेद-कश) + ca (च) + eva (एव) + santy (सन्त्य्) + arthā (अर्था) + ye (ये) + ca (च) + ke (के) + cana (चन)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kāryaṃ (कार्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an effect |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| kāraṇaṃ (कारणं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a cause |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| lakṣyaṃ (लक्ष्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | lakṣya (लक्ष्य) |
| lakṣaṇam (लक्षणम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a mark |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| veda-nā (वेद-ना) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: the Veda, and not. Read it from the end |
| veda-kaśa (वेद-कश) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the Veda, and kaśa (कश). Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| santy (सन्त्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| arthā (अर्था) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a thing, a meaning |
| ye (ये) | nominative plural, masculine | who, which |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| ke (के) | nominative plural | who |
| cana (चन) | indeclinable | at all, with a question word |
The phrases
kāryaṃ (कार्यं) is an effect. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. kāraṇaṃ (कारणं) is a cause. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as caiva. lakṣyaṃ (लक्ष्यं) is lakṣya (लक्ष्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. lakṣaṇam (लक्षणम्) is a mark. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. veda-nā (वेद-ना) is a compound: the Veda, and not. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
veda-kaśa (वेद-कश) is a compound: the Veda, and kaśa (कश). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as caiva. santy (सन्त्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. arthā (अर्था) is a thing, a meaning. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. ye (ये) is who, which. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. ke (के) is who. It stands as nominative plural. cana (चन) is at all, with a question word. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
veda-kaśa (वेद-कश) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as caiva. The line joins them as caiva.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kāryaṃ (कार्यं) and kāraṇaṃ (कारणं).