17.18
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.18
कर्मणः कर्मणो दृष्टे धर्म उत्पद्यते तु सः द्विप्रकारस्य सर्वस्य विपक्वेऽपि च तिष्ठति
karmaṇaḥ karmaṇo dṛṣṭe dharma utpadyate tu saḥ dviprakārasya sarvasya vipakve 'pi ca tiṣṭhati
The line
Of of the action, from the action, of of the action, from the action, in seen, dharma, a property, arises but, he, that, of dviprakāra (द्विप्रकार), of of all, in vipakva (विपक्व) even and, stands.
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: karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) + karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) + dṛṣṭe (दृष्टे) + dharma (धर्म) + utpadyate (उत्पद्यते) + tu (तु) + saḥ (सः) + dviprakārasya (द्विप्रकारस्य) + sarvasya (सर्वस्य) + vipakve (विपक्वे) + api (अपि) + ca (च) + tiṣṭhati (तिष्ठति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) | genitive or ablative singular | of the action, from the action |
| karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) | genitive or ablative singular | of the action, from the action |
| dṛṣṭe (दृष्टे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | seen |
| dharma (धर्म) | the stem, as the line writes it | dharma, a property |
| utpadyate (उत्पद्यते) | present, third person singular | arises |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| saḥ (सः) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that |
| dviprakārasya (द्विप्रकारस्य) | genitive singular | dviprakāra (द्विप्रकार) |
| sarvasya (सर्वस्य) | genitive singular | of all |
| vipakve (विपक्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | vipakva (विपक्व) |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tiṣṭhati (तिष्ठति) | present, third person singular | stands |
The phrases
karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) is of the action, from the action. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) is of the action, from the action. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it karmaṇo (कर्मणो). dṛṣṭe (दृष्टे) is seen. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. dharma (धर्म) is dharma, a property. 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.
dviprakārasya (द्विप्रकारस्य) is dviprakāra (द्विप्रकार). It stands as genitive singular. sarvasya (सर्वस्य) is of all. It stands as genitive singular. vipakve (विपक्वे) is vipakva (विपक्व). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. tiṣṭhati (तिष्ठति) is stands. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The line writes it karmaṇo (कर्मणो). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः) and karmaṇaḥ (कर्मणः).