17.5
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.5
परिभोगान्वयं पुण्यमपुण्यं च तथाविधम् चेतना चेति सप्तैते धर्माः कर्माञ्जनाः स्मृताः
paribhogānvayaṃ puṇyam apuṇyaṃ ca tathāvidham cetanā ceti saptaite dharmāḥ karmāñjanāḥ smṛtāḥ
The line
paribhogānvaya (परिभोगान्वय), puṇya (पुण्य), apuṇya (अपुण्य) and, a compound: so, and vidha (विध), conscious and thus, seven, these, properties, duties, karmāñjana (कर्माञ्जन), memory.
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: paribhogānvayaṃ (परिभोगान्वयं) + puṇyam (पुण्यम्) + apuṇyaṃ (अपुण्यं) + ca (च) + tathā-vidham (तथा-विधम्) + cetanā (चेतना) + ca (च) + iti (इति) + sapta (सप्त) + ete (एते) + dharmāḥ (धर्माः) + karmāñjanāḥ (कर्माञ्जनाः) + smṛtāḥ (स्मृताः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| paribhogānvayaṃ (परिभोगान्वयं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | paribhogānvaya (परिभोगान्वय) |
| puṇyam (पुण्यम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | puṇya (पुण्य) |
| apuṇyaṃ (अपुण्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | apuṇya (अपुण्य) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tathā-vidham (तथा-विधम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: so, and vidha (विध). Read it from the end |
| cetanā (चेतना) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | conscious |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| sapta (सप्त) | indeclinable | seven |
| ete (एते) | nominative plural, masculine | these |
| dharmāḥ (धर्माः) | nominative plural | properties, duties |
| karmāñjanāḥ (कर्माञ्जनाः) | nominative plural | karmāñjana (कर्माञ्जन) |
| smṛtāḥ (स्मृताः) | nominative plural | memory |
The phrases
paribhogānvayaṃ (परिभोगान्वयं) is paribhogānvaya (परिभोगान्वय). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. puṇyam (पुण्यम्) is puṇya (पुण्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. apuṇyaṃ (अपुण्यं) is apuṇya (अपुण्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. tathā-vidham (तथा-विधम्) is a compound: so, and vidha (विध). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. cetanā (चेतना) is conscious. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as ceti. sapta (सप्त) is seven. It stands as indeclinable. ete (एते) is these. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. The line joins them as saptaite. dharmāḥ (धर्माः) is properties, duties. It stands as nominative plural. karmāñjanāḥ (कर्माञ्जनाः) is karmāñjana (कर्माञ्जन). It stands as nominative plural. smṛtāḥ (स्मृताः) is memory. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
paribhogānvayaṃ (परिभोगान्वयं) 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 ceti. The line joins them as saptaite.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss paribhogānvayaṃ (परिभोगान्वयं) and puṇyam (पुण्यम्).