14.5

Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 14. Saṃsarga (संसर्ग) / 14.5

अन्यदन्यत् प्रतीत्यान्यन् नान्यदन्यदृतेऽन्यतः यत् प्रतीत्य च यत् तस्मात् तदन्यन् नोपपद्यते

anyad anyat pratītyānyan nānyad anyad ṛte 'nyataḥ yat pratītya ca yat tasmāt tad anyan nopapadyate

The line

Another. anyat before a voiced sound, another, pratītyānyan (प्रतीत्यान्यन्), not another. anyat before a voiced sound, another. anyat before a voiced sound, without, a compound: other, and taḥa (तःअ), which, having depended on and, which, because of from that, that, a compound: other, and not, does not fit.

Where it sits

In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 14. Saṃsarga (संसर्ग). Meeting, contact. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.

Split: anyad (अन्यद्) + anyat (अन्यत्) + pratītyānyan (प्रतीत्यान्यन्) + na (न) + anyad (अन्यद्) + anyad (अन्यद्) + ṛte (ऋते) + anya-taḥa (अन्य-तःअ) + yat (यत्) + pratītya (प्रतीत्य) + ca (च) + yat (यत्) + tasmāt (तस्मात्) + tad (तद्) + anya-na (अन्य-न) + nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
anyad (अन्यद्)nominative or accusative singular, neuteranother. anyat before a voiced sound
anyat (अन्यत्)nominative or accusative singular, neuteranother
pratītyānyan (प्रतीत्यान्यन्)the form as the line writes itthis word, as the line writes it
na (न)indeclinablenot
anyad (अन्यद्)nominative or accusative singular, neuteranother. anyat before a voiced sound
anyad (अन्यद्)nominative or accusative singular, neuteranother. anyat before a voiced sound
ṛte (ऋते)indeclinablewithout
anya-taḥa (अन्य-तःअ)a compound, the ending is on the last membera compound: other, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end
yat (यत्)nominative or accusative singular, neuterwhich
pratītya (प्रतीत्य)gerundhaving depended on
ca (च)indeclinableand
yat (यत्)nominative or accusative singular, neuterwhich
tasmāt (तस्मात्)ablative singularfrom that
tad (तद्)nominative or accusative singular, neuterthat
anya-na (अन्य-न)a compound, the ending is on the last membera compound: other, and not. Read it from the end
nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते)present, third person singulardoes not fit

The phrases

anyad (अन्यद्) is another. anyat before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. anyat (अन्यत्) is another. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. pratītyānyan (प्रतीत्यान्यन्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. anyad (अन्यद्) is another. anyat before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The line joins them as nānyad (नान्यद्). anyad (अन्यद्) is another. anyat before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ṛte (ऋते) is without. It stands as indeclinable. anya-taḥa (अन्य-तःअ) is a compound: other, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.

yat (यत्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. pratītya (प्रतीत्य) is having depended on. It stands as gerund. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. yat (यत्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tasmāt (तस्मात्) is from that. It stands as ablative singular. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. anya-na (अन्य-न) is a compound: other, and not. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) is does not fit. It stands as present, third person singular.

Sanskrit in this line

The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The line joins them as nānyad (नान्यद्). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.

Say it back

Cover the English. Gloss anyad (अन्यद्) and anyat (अन्यत्).

Next

14.6. If. yadi before a vowel, another. anyat before a voiced sound, another. anyat before a voiced sound, because of a compound: other, and.