17.17
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.17
सर्वेषां विसभागानां सभागानां च कर्मणाम् प्रतिसंधौ सधातूनामेक उत्पद्यते तु सः
sarveṣāṃ visabhāgānāṃ sabhāgānāṃ ca karmaṇām pratisaṃdhau sadhātūnām eka utpadyate tu saḥ
The line
Of of all, of visabhāga (विसभाग), of sabhāga (सभाग) and, a compound: action, and ṇāma (णाम), a compound: toward, against, and saṃdha (संध), a compound: sadhātū (सधातू), and by name, indeed, one, arises but, 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: sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) + visabhāgānāṃ (विसभागानां) + sabhāgānāṃ (सभागानां) + ca (च) + karma-ṇāma (कर्म-णाम) + prati-saṃdhau (प्रति-संधौ) + sadhātū-nāma (सधातू-नाम) + eka (एक) + utpadyate (उत्पद्यते) + tu (तु) + saḥ (सः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) | genitive plural | of all |
| visabhāgānāṃ (विसभागानां) | genitive plural | visabhāga (विसभाग) |
| sabhāgānāṃ (सभागानां) | genitive plural | sabhāga (सभाग) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| karma-ṇāma (कर्म-णाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: action, and ṇāma (णाम). Read it from the end |
| prati-saṃdhau (प्रति-संधौ) | nominative or accusative dual, masculine | a compound: toward, against, and saṃdha (संध). Read it from the end |
| sadhātū-nāma (सधातू-नाम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: sadhātū (सधातू), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end |
| eka (एक) | the stem, as the line writes it | one |
| utpadyate (उत्पद्यते) | present, third person singular | arises |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| saḥ (सः) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that |
The phrases
sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) is of all. It stands as genitive plural. visabhāgānāṃ (विसभागानां) is visabhāga (विसभाग). It stands as genitive plural. sabhāgānāṃ (सभागानां) is sabhāga (सभाग). It stands as genitive plural. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. karma-ṇāma (कर्म-णाम) is a compound: action, and ṇāma (णाम). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. prati-saṃdhau (प्रति-संधौ) is a compound: toward, against, and saṃdha (संध). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, masculine.
sadhātū-nāma (सधातू-नाम) is a compound: sadhātū (सधातू), and by name, indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. eka (एक) is one. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. utpadyate (उत्पद्यते) is arises. It stands as present, third person singular. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. saḥ (सः) is he, that. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-saṃdhau (प्रति-संधौ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) and visabhāgānāṃ (विसभागानां).