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Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.19
फलव्यतिक्रमाद् वा स मरणाद् वा निरुध्यते अनास्रवं सास्रवं च विभागं तत्र लक्षयेत्
phalavyatikramād vā sa maraṇād vā nirudhyate anāsravaṃ sāsravaṃ ca vibhāgaṃ tatra lakṣayet
The line
Because of a compound: a fruit, vyati (व्यति), and order or, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, because of maraṇa (मरण) or, is stopped, anāsrava (अनास्रव), sāsrava (सास्रव) and, disjunction, there, lakṣayet (लक्षयेत्).
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: phala-vyati-kramāt (फल-व्यति-क्रमात्) + vā (वा) + sa (स) + maraṇād (मरणाद्) + vā (वा) + nirudhyate (निरुध्यते) + anāsravaṃ (अनास्रवं) + sāsravaṃ (सास्रवं) + ca (च) + vibhāgaṃ (विभागं) + tatra (तत्र) + lakṣayet (लक्षयेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| phala-vyati-kramāt (फल-व्यति-क्रमात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a fruit, vyati (व्यति), and order. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| maraṇād (मरणाद्) | ablative singular | maraṇa (मरण) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| nirudhyate (निरुध्यते) | present, third person singular | is stopped |
| anāsravaṃ (अनास्रवं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | anāsrava (अनास्रव) |
| sāsravaṃ (सास्रवं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | sāsrava (सास्रव) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| vibhāgaṃ (विभागं) | accusative singular, masculine | disjunction |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| lakṣayet (लक्षयेत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
phala-vyati-kramāt (फल-व्यति-क्रमात्) is a compound: a fruit, vyati (व्यति), and order. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it phalavyatikramād (फलव्यतिक्रमाद्). vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. maraṇād (मरणाद्) is maraṇa (मरण). It stands as ablative singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. nirudhyate (निरुध्यते) is is stopped. It stands as present, third person singular.
anāsravaṃ (अनास्रवं) is anāsrava (अनास्रव). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sāsravaṃ (सास्रवं) is sāsrava (सास्रव). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. vibhāgaṃ (विभागं) is disjunction. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable. lakṣayet (लक्षयेत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
phala-vyati-kramāt (फल-व्यति-क्रमात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it phalavyatikramād (फलव्यतिक्रमाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss phala-vyati-kramāt (फल-व्यति-क्रमात्) and sa (स).