17.14
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.14
पत्त्रं यथाऽविप्रणाशस्तथर्णमिव कर्म च चतुर्विधो धातुतः स प्रकृत्याव्याकृतश् च सः
pattraṃ yathā 'vipraṇāśastatharṇam iva karma ca caturvidho dhātutaḥ sa prakṛtyāvyākṛtaś ca saḥ
The line
pattra (पत्त्र), as, avipraṇāśastatharṇa (अविप्रणाशस्तथर्ण), like, as if, an action and, a compound: four, and vidha (विध), a compound: an element, and taḥa (तःअ), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, a compound: nature, what is seen, āvyā (आव्या), and made, done and, he, that.
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: pattraṃ (पत्त्रं) + yathā (यथा) + avipraṇāśastatharṇam (अविप्रणाशस्तथर्णम्) + iva (इव) + karma (कर्म) + ca (च) + catur-vidhaḥ (चतुर्-विधः) + dhātu-taḥa (धातु-तःअ) + sa (स) + prakṛti-āvyā-kṛtaḥ (प्रकृति-आव्या-कृतः) + ca (च) + saḥ (सः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pattraṃ (पत्त्रं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | pattra (पत्त्र) |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| avipraṇāśastatharṇam (अविप्रणाशस्तथर्णम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | avipraṇāśastatharṇa (अविप्रणाशस्तथर्ण) |
| iva (इव) | indeclinable | like, as if |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| catur-vidhaḥ (चतुर्-विधः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: four, and vidha (विध). Read it from the end |
| dhātu-taḥa (धातु-तःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: an element, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| prakṛti-āvyā-kṛtaḥ (प्रकृति-आव्या-कृतः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: nature, what is seen, āvyā (आव्या), and made, done. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| saḥ (सः) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that |
The phrases
pattraṃ (पत्त्रं) is pattra (पत्त्र). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. avipraṇāśastatharṇam (अविप्रणाशस्तथर्णम्) is avipraṇāśastatharṇa (अविप्रणाशस्तथर्ण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. iva (इव) is like, as if. It stands as indeclinable. karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
catur-vidhaḥ (चतुर्-विधः) is a compound: four, and vidha (विध). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it caturvidho. dhātu-taḥa (धातु-तःअ) is a compound: an element, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prakṛti-āvyā-kṛtaḥ (प्रकृति-आव्या-कृतः) is a compound: nature, what is seen, āvyā (आव्या), and made, done. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it prakṛtyāvyākṛtaś (प्रकृत्याव्याकृतश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. saḥ (सः) is he, that. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
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 line writes it caturvidho. The line writes it prakṛtyāvyākṛtaś (प्रकृत्याव्याकृतश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pattraṃ (पत्त्रं) and avipraṇāśastatharṇam (अविप्रणाशस्तथर्णम्).