12.2
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 12. Duḥkha (दुःख) / 12.2
स्वयं कृतं यदि भवेत् प्रतीत्य न ततो भवेत् स्कन्धानिमानमी स्कन्धाः संभवन्ति प्रतीत्य हि
svayaṃ kṛtaṃ yadi bhavet pratītya na tato bhavet skandhān imān amī skandhāḥ saṃbhavanti pratītya hi
The line
By itself, oneself, done, if, would be, having depended on, not from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound, would be, an aggregate of matter, imān (इमान्), amī (अमी), an aggregate of matter, can be, arise, having depended on.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 12. Duḥkha (दुःख). Pain. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: svayaṃ (स्वयं) + kṛtaṃ (कृतं) + yadi (यदि) + bhavet (भवेत्) + pratītya (प्रतीत्य) + na (न) + tato (ततो) + bhavet (भवेत्) + skandhān (स्कन्धान्) + imān (इमान्) + amī (अमी) + skandhāḥ (स्कन्धाः) + saṃbhavanti (संभवन्ति) + pratītya (प्रतीत्य) + hi (हि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svayaṃ (स्वयं) | indeclinable | by itself, oneself |
| kṛtaṃ (कृतं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | done |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
| pratītya (प्रतीत्य) | gerund | having depended on |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tato (ततो) | indeclinable | from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
| skandhān (स्कन्धान्) | accusative plural, masculine | an aggregate of matter |
| imān (इमान्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| amī (अमी) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| skandhāḥ (स्कन्धाः) | nominative plural | an aggregate of matter |
| saṃbhavanti (संभवन्ति) | present, third person plural | can be, arise |
| pratītya (प्रतीत्य) | gerund | having depended on |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
The phrases
svayaṃ (स्वयं) is by itself, oneself. It stands as indeclinable. kṛtaṃ (कृतं) is done. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular. pratītya (प्रतीत्य) is having depended on. It stands as gerund. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. tato (ततो) is from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular.
skandhān (स्कन्धान्) is an aggregate of matter. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. imān (इमान्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. amī (अमी) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. skandhāḥ (स्कन्धाः) is an aggregate of matter. It stands as nominative plural. saṃbhavanti (संभवन्ति) is can be, arise. It stands as present, third person plural. pratītya (प्रतीत्य) is having depended on. It stands as gerund. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃbhavanti (संभवन्ति) is present, third person plural. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svayaṃ (स्वयं) and kṛtaṃ (कृतं).