17.11
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.11
धर्मस्य साधनोपायाः शुक्लाः कर्मपथा दश फलं कामगुणाः पञ्च धर्मस्य प्रेत्य चेह च
dharmasya sādhanopāyāḥ śuklāḥ karmapathā daśa phalaṃ kāmaguṇāḥ pañca dharmasya pretya ceha ca
The line
Of of dharma, sādhanopāya (साधनोपाय), śukla (शुक्ल), a compound: action, and patha (पथ), ten, the fruit, a compound: desire, and a quality, five, of of dharma, pretya (प्रेत्य) and, here and.
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: dharmasya (धर्मस्य) + sādhanopāyāḥ (साधनोपायाः) + śuklāḥ (शुक्लाः) + karma-pathā (कर्म-पथा) + daśa (दश) + phalaṃ (फलं) + kāma-guṇāḥ (काम-गुणाः) + pañca (पञ्च) + dharmasya (धर्मस्य) + pretya (प्रेत्य) + ca (च) + iha (इह) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dharmasya (धर्मस्य) | genitive singular | of dharma |
| sādhanopāyāḥ (साधनोपायाः) | nominative plural | sādhanopāya (साधनोपाय) |
| śuklāḥ (शुक्लाः) | nominative plural | śukla (शुक्ल) |
| karma-pathā (कर्म-पथा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: action, and patha (पथ). Read it from the end |
| daśa (दश) | indeclinable | ten |
| phalaṃ (फलं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the fruit |
| kāma-guṇāḥ (काम-गुणाः) | nominative plural | a compound: desire, and a quality. Read it from the end |
| pañca (पञ्च) | indeclinable | five |
| dharmasya (धर्मस्य) | genitive singular | of dharma |
| pretya (प्रेत्य) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| iha (इह) | indeclinable | here |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
dharmasya (धर्मस्य) is of dharma. It stands as genitive singular. sādhanopāyāḥ (साधनोपायाः) is sādhanopāya (साधनोपाय). It stands as nominative plural. śuklāḥ (शुक्लाः) is śukla (शुक्ल). It stands as nominative plural. karma-pathā (कर्म-पथा) is a compound: action, and patha (पथ). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. daśa (दश) is ten. It stands as indeclinable. phalaṃ (फलं) is the fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. kāma-guṇāḥ (काम-गुणाः) is a compound: desire, and a quality. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
pañca (पञ्च) is five. It stands as indeclinable. dharmasya (धर्मस्य) is of dharma. It stands as genitive singular. pretya (प्रेत्य) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. iha (इह) is here. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as ceha. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
sādhanopāyāḥ (साधनोपायाः) is nominative plural. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as ceha.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dharmasya (धर्मस्य) and sādhanopāyāḥ (साधनोपायाः).