17.6
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.6
तिष्ठत्या पाककालाच् चेत् कर्म तन् नित्यतामियात् निरुद्धं चेन् निरुद्धं सत् किं फलं जनयिष्यति
tiṣṭhaty ā pākakālāc cet karma tan nityatām iyāt niruddhaṃ cen niruddhaṃ sat kiṃ phalaṃ janayiṣyati
The line
If you say that tiṣṭhaty (तिष्ठत्य्), ā (आ), because of a compound: pāka (पाक), and time, then an action, that. tat before n, a compound: eternal, and tāma (ताम), iyāt (इयात्), niruddha (निरुद्ध), if you say. cet before n, niruddha (निरुद्ध), what is, what, the fruit, in a compound: a person, and yiṣyata (यिष्यत).
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: tiṣṭhaty (तिष्ठत्य्) + ā (आ) + pāka-kālāt (पाक-कालात्) + cet (चेत्) + karma (कर्म) + tan (तन्) + nitya-tāma (नित्य-ताम) + iyāt (इयात्) + niruddhaṃ (निरुद्धं) + cen (चेन्) + niruddhaṃ (निरुद्धं) + sat (सत्) + kiṃ (किं) + phalaṃ (फलं) + jana-yiṣyati (जन-यिष्यति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tiṣṭhaty (तिष्ठत्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ā (आ) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| pāka-kālāt (पाक-कालात्) | ablative singular | a compound: pāka (पाक), and time. Read it from the end |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| tan (तन्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that. tat before n |
| nitya-tāma (नित्य-ताम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: eternal, and tāma (ताम). Read it from the end |
| iyāt (इयात्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| niruddhaṃ (निरुद्धं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | niruddha (निरुद्ध) |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| niruddhaṃ (निरुद्धं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | niruddha (निरुद्ध) |
| sat (सत्) | the stem, as the line writes it | what is |
| kiṃ (किं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what |
| phalaṃ (फलं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the fruit |
| jana-yiṣyati (जन-यिष्यति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: a person, and yiṣyata (यिष्यत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
tiṣṭhaty (तिष्ठत्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ā (आ) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. pāka-kālāt (पाक-कालात्) is a compound: pāka (पाक), and time. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it pākakālāc (पाककालाच्). cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable. karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tan (तन्) is that. tat before n. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. nitya-tāma (नित्य-ताम) is a compound: eternal, and tāma (ताम). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. iyāt (इयात्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
niruddhaṃ (निरुद्धं) is niruddha (निरुद्ध). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. cen (चेन्) is if you say. cet before n. It stands as indeclinable. niruddhaṃ (निरुद्धं) is niruddha (निरुद्ध). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sat (सत्) is what is. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. kiṃ (किं) is what. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. phalaṃ (फलं) is the fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. jana-yiṣyati (जन-यिष्यति) is a compound: a person, and yiṣyata (यिष्यत). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
jana-yiṣyati (जन-यिष्यति) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it pākakālāc (पाककालाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tiṣṭhaty (तिष्ठत्य्) and ā (आ).