17.9
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.9
यस् तस्माच् चित्तसंतानश् चेतसोऽभिप्रवर्तते ततः फलमृते चित्तात् स च नाभिप्रवर्तते
yas tasmāc cittasaṃtānaś cetaso 'bhipravartate tataḥ phalam ṛte cittāt sa ca nābhipravartate
The line
Who, which, because of from that, a compound: the mind, and saṃtāna (संतान), cetasa (चेतस), in abhipravartata (अभिप्रवर्तत), from that, then, the fruit, without, because of the mind, 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: yaḥ (यः) + tasmāt (तस्मात्) + citta-saṃtānaḥ (चित्त-संतानः) + cetaso (चेतसो) + abhipravartate (अभिप्रवर्तते) + tataḥ (ततः) + phalam (फलम्) + ṛte (ऋते) + cittāt (चित्तात्) + sa (स) + ca (च) + na (न) + abhipravartate (अभिप्रवर्तते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yaḥ (यः) | nominative singular, masculine | who, which |
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular | from that |
| citta-saṃtānaḥ (चित्त-संतानः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the mind, and saṃtāna (संतान). Read it from the end |
| cetaso (चेतसो) | nominative singular, masculine | cetasa (चेतस) |
| 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 |
| cittāt (चित्तात्) | ablative singular | the mind |
| 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
yaḥ (यः) is who, which. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it yas. tasmāt (तस्मात्) is from that. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it tasmāc (तस्माच्). citta-saṃtānaḥ (चित्त-संतानः) is a compound: the mind, and saṃtāna (संतान). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it cittasaṃtānaś (चित्तसंतानश्). cetaso (चेतसो) is cetasa (चेतस). 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. cittāt (चित्तात्) is the mind. 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
citta-saṃtānaḥ (चित्त-संतानः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it yas. The line writes it tasmāc (तस्माच्). The line writes it cittasaṃtānaś (चित्तसंतानश्). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yaḥ (यः) and tasmāt (तस्मात्).