13.2
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 13. Saṃskāra (संस्कार) / 13.2
तन् मृषा मोषधर्म यद् यदि किं तत्र मुष्यते एतत् तूक्तं भगवता शून्यतापरिदीपकम्
tan mṛṣā moṣadharma yad yadi kiṃ tatra muṣyate etat tūktaṃ bhagavatā śūnyatāparidīpakam
The line
That. tat before n, falsely, a compound: moṣa (मोष), and dharma, a property, which, if, what, there, in muṣyata (मुष्यत), this, tūkta (तूक्त), bhagavata (भगवत), a compound: emptiness, pari (परि), and dīpaka (दीपक).
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 13. Saṃskāra (संस्कार). Compounded things. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: tan (तन्) + mṛṣā (मृषा) + moṣa-dharma (मोष-धर्म) + yad (यद्) + yadi (यदि) + kiṃ (किं) + tatra (तत्र) + muṣyate (मुष्यते) + etat (एतत्) + tūktaṃ (तूक्तं) + bhagavatā (भगवता) + śūnyatā-pari-dīpakam (शून्यता-परि-दीपकम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tan (तन्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that. tat before n |
| mṛṣā (मृषा) | indeclinable | falsely |
| moṣa-dharma (मोष-धर्म) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: moṣa (मोष), and dharma, a property. Read it from the end |
| yad (यद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| kiṃ (किं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| muṣyate (मुष्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | muṣyata (मुष्यत) |
| etat (एतत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | this |
| tūktaṃ (तूक्तं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tūkta (तूक्त) |
| bhagavatā (भगवता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | bhagavata (भगवत) |
| śūnyatā-pari-dīpakam (शून्यता-परि-दीपकम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: emptiness, pari (परि), and dīpaka (दीपक). Read it from the end |
The phrases
tan (तन्) is that. tat before n. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. mṛṣā (मृषा) is falsely. It stands as indeclinable. moṣa-dharma (मोष-धर्म) is a compound: moṣa (मोष), and dharma, a property. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. yad (यद्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. kiṃ (किं) is what. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable. muṣyate (मुष्यते) is muṣyata (मुष्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. etat (एतत्) is this. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tūktaṃ (तूक्तं) is tūkta (तूक्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. bhagavatā (भगवता) is bhagavata (भगवत). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. śūnyatā-pari-dīpakam (शून्यता-परि-दीपकम्) is a compound: emptiness, pari (परि), and dīpaka (दीपक). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
śūnyatā-pari-dīpakam (शून्यता-परि-दीपकम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tan (तन्) and mṛṣā (मृषा).