17.23
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.23
अकृताभ्यागमभयं स्यात् कर्माकृतकं यदि अब्रह्मचर्यवासश् च दोषस्तत्र प्रसज्यते
akṛtābhyāgamabhayaṃ syāt karmākṛtakaṃ yadi abrahmacaryavāsaś ca doṣastatra prasajyate
The line
A compound: akṛtā (अकृता), bhyā (भ्या), gama (गम), and fear, it would be, let it be granted, a compound: karmā (कर्मा), made, done, and kaṃa (कंअ), if, abrahmacaryavāsaś (अब्रह्मचर्यवासश्) and, a compound: a fault, and statra (स्तत्र), is forced as a consequence.
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: akṛtā-bhyā-gama-bhayaṃ (अकृता-भ्या-गम-भयं) + syāt (स्यात्) + karmā-kṛta-kaṃa (कर्मा-कृत-कंअ) + yadi (यदि) + abrahmacaryavāsaś (अब्रह्मचर्यवासश्) + ca (च) + doṣa-statra (दोष-स्तत्र) + prasajyate (प्रसज्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| akṛtā-bhyā-gama-bhayaṃ (अकृता-भ्या-गम-भयं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: akṛtā (अकृता), bhyā (भ्या), gama (गम), and fear. Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| karmā-kṛta-kaṃa (कर्मा-कृत-कंअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: karmā (कर्मा), made, done, and kaṃa (कंअ). Read it from the end |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| abrahmacaryavāsaś (अब्रह्मचर्यवासश्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| doṣa-statra (दोष-स्तत्र) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a fault, and statra (स्तत्र). Read it from the end |
| prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) | present, third person singular | is forced as a consequence |
The phrases
akṛtā-bhyā-gama-bhayaṃ (अकृता-भ्या-गम-भयं) is a compound: akṛtā (अकृता), bhyā (भ्या), gama (गम), and fear. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. karmā-kṛta-kaṃa (कर्मा-कृत-कंअ) is a compound: karmā (कर्मा), made, done, and kaṃa (कंअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable.
abrahmacaryavāsaś (अब्रह्मचर्यवासश्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. doṣa-statra (दोष-स्तत्र) is a compound: a fault, and statra (स्तत्र). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) is is forced as a consequence. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
akṛtā-bhyā-gama-bhayaṃ (अकृता-भ्या-गम-भयं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss akṛtā-bhyā-gama-bhayaṃ (अकृता-भ्या-गम-भयं) and syāt (स्यात्).