17.1
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.1
आत्मसंयमकं चेतः परानुग्राहकं च यत् मैत्रं स धर्मस् तद् बीजं फलस्य प्रेत्य चेह च
ātmasaṃyamakaṃ cetaḥ parānugrāhakaṃ ca yat maitraṃ sa dharmas tad bījaṃ phalasya pretya ceha ca
The line
ātmasaṃyamaka (आत्मसंयमक), mind, parānugrāhaka (परानुग्राहक) and, which, maitra (मैत्र), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, dharma (धर्म), that, a seed, of of the fruit, pretya (प्रेत्य) and, here and.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल). Act and fruit. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: ātmasaṃyamakaṃ (आत्मसंयमकं) + cetaḥ (चेतः) + parānugrāhakaṃ (परानुग्राहकं) + ca (च) + yat (यत्) + maitraṃ (मैत्रं) + sa (स) + dharmas (धर्मस्) + tad (तद्) + bījaṃ (बीजं) + phalasya (फलस्य) + pretya (प्रेत्य) + ca (च) + iha (इह) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ātmasaṃyamakaṃ (आत्मसंयमकं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | ātmasaṃyamaka (आत्मसंयमक) |
| cetaḥ (चेतः) | nominative singular, neuter | mind |
| parānugrāhakaṃ (परानुग्राहकं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | parānugrāhaka (परानुग्राहक) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| yat (यत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which |
| maitraṃ (मैत्रं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | maitra (मैत्र) |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| dharmas (धर्मस्) | nominative singular, masculine | dharma, right conduct |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| bījaṃ (बीजं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a seed |
| phalasya (फलस्य) | genitive singular | of the fruit |
| pretya (प्रेत्य) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| iha (इह) | indeclinable | here |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
ātmasaṃyamakaṃ (आत्मसंयमकं) is ātmasaṃyamaka (आत्मसंयमक). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. cetaḥ (चेतः) is mind. It stands as nominative singular, neuter. parānugrāhakaṃ (परानुग्राहकं) is parānugrāhaka (परानुग्राहक). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. yat (यत्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. maitraṃ (मैत्रं) is maitra (मैत्र). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. dharmas (धर्मस्) is dharma, right conduct. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. bījaṃ (बीजं) is a seed. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. phalasya (फलस्य) is of the fruit. It stands as genitive singular. pretya (प्रेत्य) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. iha (इह) is here. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as ceha. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
ātmasaṃyamakaṃ (आत्मसंयमकं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as ceha.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ātmasaṃyamakaṃ (आत्मसंयमकं) and cetaḥ (चेतः).