17.4
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.4
वाग्विष्पन्दोऽविरतयो याश् चाविज्ञप्तिसंज्ञिताः अविज्ञप्तय एवान्याः स्मृता विरतयस् तथा
vāgviṣpando 'viratayo yāś cāvijñaptisaṃjñitāḥ avijñaptaya evānyāḥ smṛtā viratayas tathā
The line
vāgviṣpanda (वाग्विष्पन्द), avirataya (अविरतय), yāś (याश्), cāvijñaptisaṃjñita (चाविज्ञप्तिसंज्ञित), avijñaptaya (अविज्ञप्तय), a compound: only, just, and other, memory, viratayas (विरतय), so, in that way.
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: vāgviṣpando (वाग्विष्पन्दो) + aviratayo (अविरतयो) + yāś (याश्) + cāvijñaptisaṃjñitāḥ (चाविज्ञप्तिसंज्ञिताः) + avijñaptaya (अविज्ञप्तय) + eva-anyāḥ (एव-अन्याः) + smṛtā (स्मृता) + viratayas (विरतय) + tathā (तथा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vāgviṣpando (वाग्विष्पन्दो) | nominative singular, masculine | vāgviṣpanda (वाग्विष्पन्द) |
| aviratayo (अविरतयो) | nominative singular, masculine | avirataya (अविरतय) |
| yāś (याश्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| cāvijñaptisaṃjñitāḥ (चाविज्ञप्तिसंज्ञिताः) | nominative plural | cāvijñaptisaṃjñita (चाविज्ञप्तिसंज्ञित) |
| avijñaptaya (अविज्ञप्तय) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| eva-anyāḥ (एव-अन्याः) | nominative plural | a compound: only, just, and other. Read it from the end |
| smṛtā (स्मृता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | memory |
| viratayas (विरतय) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
The phrases
vāgviṣpando (वाग्विष्पन्दो) is vāgviṣpanda (वाग्विष्पन्द). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. aviratayo (अविरतयो) is avirataya (अविरतय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. yāś (याश्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. cāvijñaptisaṃjñitāḥ (चाविज्ञप्तिसंज्ञिताः) is cāvijñaptisaṃjñita (चाविज्ञप्तिसंज्ञित). It stands as nominative plural. avijñaptaya (अविज्ञप्तय) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
eva-anyāḥ (एव-अन्याः) is a compound: only, just, and other. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural. smṛtā (स्मृता) is memory. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. viratayas (विरतय) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vāgviṣpando (वाग्विष्पन्दो) and aviratayo (अविरतयो).