17.13
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.13
इमां पुनः प्रवक्ष्यामि कल्पनां यात्र योज्यते बुद्धैः प्रत्येकबुद्धैश् च श्रावकैश् चानुवर्णिताम्
imāṃ punaḥ pravakṣyāmi kalpanāṃ yātra yojyate buddhaiḥ pratyekabuddhaiś ca śrāvakaiś cānuvarṇitām
The line
imāṃ (इमां), again, in pravakṣyāma (प्रवक्ष्याम), of a supposition, who, which, here, in yojyata (योज्यत), by means of one who has woken, by means of a compound: each, and one who has woken and, śrāvakaiś (श्रावकैश्), of cānuvarṇita (चानुवर्णित).
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: imāṃ (इमां) + punaḥ (पुनः) + pravakṣyāmi (प्रवक्ष्यामि) + kalpanāṃ (कल्पनां) + yā (या) + atra (अत्र) + yojyate (योज्यते) + buddhaiḥ (बुद्धैः) + pratyeka-buddhaiḥ (प्रत्येक-बुद्धैः) + ca (च) + śrāvakaiś (श्रावकैश्) + cānuvarṇitām (चानुवर्णिताम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| imāṃ (इमां) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| pravakṣyāmi (प्रवक्ष्यामि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | pravakṣyāma (प्रवक्ष्याम) |
| kalpanāṃ (कल्पनां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a supposition |
| yā (या) | nominative singular, feminine | who, which |
| atra (अत्र) | indeclinable | here |
| yojyate (योज्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | yojyata (योज्यत) |
| buddhaiḥ (बुद्धैः) | instrumental plural | one who has woken |
| pratyeka-buddhaiḥ (प्रत्येक-बुद्धैः) | instrumental plural | a compound: each, and one who has woken. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| śrāvakaiś (श्रावकैश्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| cānuvarṇitām (चानुवर्णिताम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | cānuvarṇita (चानुवर्णित) |
The phrases
imāṃ (इमां) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. pravakṣyāmi (प्रवक्ष्यामि) is pravakṣyāma (प्रवक्ष्याम). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. kalpanāṃ (कल्पनां) is a supposition. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. yā (या) is who, which. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. atra (अत्र) is here. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as yātra (यात्र).
yojyate (योज्यते) is yojyata (योज्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. buddhaiḥ (बुद्धैः) is one who has woken. It stands as instrumental plural. pratyeka-buddhaiḥ (प्रत्येक-बुद्धैः) is a compound: each, and one who has woken. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental plural. The line writes it pratyekabuddhaiś (प्रत्येकबुद्धैश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. śrāvakaiś (श्रावकैश्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. cānuvarṇitām (चानुवर्णिताम्) is cānuvarṇita (चानुवर्णित). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
pratyeka-buddhaiḥ (प्रत्येक-बुद्धैः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as yātra (यात्र). The line writes it pratyekabuddhaiś (प्रत्येकबुद्धैश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss imāṃ (इमां) and pravakṣyāmi (प्रवक्ष्यामि).