17.7
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.7
योऽङ्कुरप्रभृतिर् बीजात् संतानोऽभिप्रवर्तते ततः फलमृते बीजात् स च नाभिप्रवर्तते
yo 'ṅkuraprabhṛtir bījāt saṃtāno 'bhipravartate tataḥ phalam ṛte bījāt sa ca nābhipravartate
The line
Who, which. yaḥ (यः) before a voiced sound, aṅkuraprabhṛtir (अङ्कुरप्रभृतिर्), because of a seed, saṃtāna (संतान), in abhipravartata (अभिप्रवर्तत), from that, then, the fruit, without, because of a seed, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant and, not in abhipravartata (अभिप्रवर्तत).
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: yo (यो) + aṅkuraprabhṛtir (अङ्कुरप्रभृतिर्) + bījāt (बीजात्) + saṃtāno (संतानो) + abhipravartate (अभिप्रवर्तते) + tataḥ (ततः) + phalam (फलम्) + ṛte (ऋते) + bījāt (बीजात्) + sa (स) + ca (च) + na (न) + abhipravartate (अभिप्रवर्तते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yo (यो) | nominative singular, masculine | who, which. yaḥ (यः) before a voiced sound |
| aṅkuraprabhṛtir (अङ्कुरप्रभृतिर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| bījāt (बीजात्) | ablative singular | a seed |
| saṃtāno (संतानो) | nominative singular, masculine | saṃtāna (संतान) |
| abhipravartate (अभिप्रवर्तते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | abhipravartata (अभिप्रवर्तत) |
| tataḥ (ततः) | indeclinable | from that, then |
| phalam (फलम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the fruit |
| ṛte (ऋते) | indeclinable | without |
| bījāt (बीजात्) | ablative singular | a seed |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| abhipravartate (अभिप्रवर्तते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | abhipravartata (अभिप्रवर्तत) |
The phrases
yo (यो) is who, which. yaḥ (यः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. aṅkuraprabhṛtir (अङ्कुरप्रभृतिर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. bījāt (बीजात्) is a seed. It stands as ablative singular. saṃtāno (संतानो) is saṃtāna (संतान). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. abhipravartate (अभिप्रवर्तते) is abhipravartata (अभिप्रवर्तत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. tataḥ (ततः) is from that, then. It stands as indeclinable. phalam (फलम्) is the fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
ṛte (ऋते) is without. It stands as indeclinable. bījāt (बीजात्) is a seed. It stands as ablative singular. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. abhipravartate (अभिप्रवर्तते) is abhipravartata (अभिप्रवर्तत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
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. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yo (यो) and aṅkuraprabhṛtir (अङ्कुरप्रभृतिर्).