17.16
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.16
प्रहाणतः प्रहेयः स्यात् कर्मणः संक्रमेण वा यदि दोषाः प्रसज्येरंस् तत्र कर्मवधादयः
prahāṇataḥ praheyaḥ syāt karmaṇaḥ saṃkrameṇa vā yadi doṣāḥ prasajyeraṃs tatra karmavadhādayaḥ
The line
A compound: leaving, and taḥa (तःअ), praheya (प्रहेय), it would be, let it be granted, of of the action, from the action, by means of saṃkrama (संक्रम) or, if, a fault, prasajyeraṃs (प्रसज्येरंस्), there, a compound: action, vadhā (वधा), and daya (दय).
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: prahāṇa-taḥa (प्रहाण-तःअ) + praheyaḥ (प्रहेयः) + syāt (स्यात्) + karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) + saṃkrameṇa (संक्रमेण) + vā (वा) + yadi (यदि) + doṣāḥ (दोषाः) + prasajyeraṃs (प्रसज्येरंस्) + tatra (तत्र) + karma-vadhā-dayaḥ (कर्म-वधा-दयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prahāṇa-taḥa (प्रहाण-तःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: leaving, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end |
| praheyaḥ (प्रहेयः) | nominative singular, masculine | praheya (प्रहेय) |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) | genitive or ablative singular | of the action, from the action |
| saṃkrameṇa (संक्रमेण) | instrumental singular | saṃkrama (संक्रम) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| doṣāḥ (दोषाः) | nominative plural | a fault |
| prasajyeraṃs (प्रसज्येरंस्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| karma-vadhā-dayaḥ (कर्म-वधा-दयः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: action, vadhā (वधा), and daya (दय). Read it from the end |
The phrases
prahāṇa-taḥa (प्रहाण-तःअ) is a compound: leaving, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. praheyaḥ (प्रहेयः) is praheya (प्रहेय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) is of the action, from the action. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. saṃkrameṇa (संक्रमेण) is saṃkrama (संक्रम). It stands as instrumental singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. doṣāḥ (दोषाः) is a fault. It stands as nominative plural. prasajyeraṃs (प्रसज्येरंस्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable. karma-vadhā-dayaḥ (कर्म-वधा-दयः) is a compound: action, vadhā (वधा), and daya (दय). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
karma-vadhā-dayaḥ (कर्म-वधा-दयः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prahāṇa-taḥa (प्रहाण-तःअ) and praheyaḥ (प्रहेयः).