12.7
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 12. Duḥkha (दुःख) / 12.7
स्वयं कृतस्याप्रसिद्धेर् दुःखं परकृतं कुतः परो हि दुःखं यत् कुर्यात् तत् तस्य स्यात् स्वयं कृतम्
svayaṃ kṛtasyāprasiddher duḥkhaṃ parakṛtaṃ kutaḥ paro hi duḥkhaṃ yat kuryāt tat tasya syāt svayaṃ kṛtam
The line
By itself, oneself, of a compound: made, done, syāpra (स्याप्र), and established, pain, a compound: another, the higher, and made, done, from where, how, the other, the higher. Pain, which, would do, that, of of that, his, it would be, let it be granted, by itself, oneself, done.
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) + kṛta-syāpra-siddheḥ (कृत-स्याप्र-सिद्धेः) + duḥkhaṃ (दुःखं) + para-kṛtaṃ (पर-कृतं) + kutaḥ (कुतः) + paraḥ (परः) + hi (हि) + duḥkhaṃ (दुःखं) + yat (यत्) + kuryāt (कुर्यात्) + tat (तत्) + tasya (तस्य) + syāt (स्यात्) + svayaṃ (स्वयं) + kṛtam (कृतम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svayaṃ (स्वयं) | indeclinable | by itself, oneself |
| kṛta-syāpra-siddheḥ (कृत-स्याप्र-सिद्धेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: made, done, syāpra (स्याप्र), and established. Read it from the end |
| duḥkhaṃ (दुःखं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | pain |
| para-kṛtaṃ (पर-कृतं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: another, the higher, and made, done. Read it from the end |
| kutaḥ (कुतः) | indeclinable | from where, how |
| paraḥ (परः) | nominative singular, masculine | the other, the higher |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| duḥkhaṃ (दुःखं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | pain |
| yat (यत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which |
| kuryāt (कुर्यात्) | optative, third person singular | would do |
| tat (तत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| svayaṃ (स्वयं) | indeclinable | by itself, oneself |
| kṛtam (कृतम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | done |
The phrases
svayaṃ (स्वयं) is by itself, oneself. It stands as indeclinable. kṛta-syāpra-siddheḥ (कृत-स्याप्र-सिद्धेः) is a compound: made, done, syāpra (स्याप्र), and established. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it kṛtasyāprasiddher (कृतस्याप्रसिद्धेर्). duḥkhaṃ (दुःखं) is pain. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. para-kṛtaṃ (पर-कृतं) is a compound: another, the higher, and made, done. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. kutaḥ (कुतः) is from where, how. It stands as indeclinable. paraḥ (परः) is the other, the higher. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it paro. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. duḥkhaṃ (दुःखं) is pain. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
yat (यत्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. kuryāt (कुर्यात्) is would do. It stands as optative, third person singular. tat (तत्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. svayaṃ (स्वयं) is by itself, oneself. It stands as indeclinable. kṛtam (कृतम्) is done. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
kṛta-syāpra-siddheḥ (कृत-स्याप्र-सिद्धेः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it kṛtasyāprasiddher (कृतस्याप्रसिद्धेर्). The line writes it paro.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svayaṃ (स्वयं) and kṛta-syāpra-siddheḥ (कृत-स्याप्र-सिद्धेः).