17.24
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.24
व्यवहारा विरुध्यन्ते सर्व एव न संशयः पुण्यपापकृतोर् नैव प्रविभागश् च युज्यते
vyavahārā virudhyante sarva eva na saṃśayaḥ puṇyapāpakṛtor naiva pravibhāgaś ca yujyate
The line
vyavahāra (व्यवहार), in virudhyanta (विरुध्यन्त), all just, not doubt, of a compound: puṇya (पुण्य), pāpa (पाप), and made, done, not just, pravibhāgaś (प्रविभागश्) and, fits.
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: vyavahārā (व्यवहारा) + virudhyante (विरुध्यन्ते) + sarva (सर्व) + eva (एव) + na (न) + saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) + puṇya-pāpa-kṛtoḥ (पुण्य-पाप-कृतोः) + na (न) + eva (एव) + pravibhāgaś (प्रविभागश्) + ca (च) + yujyate (युज्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vyavahārā (व्यवहारा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | vyavahāra (व्यवहार) |
| virudhyante (विरुध्यन्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | virudhyanta (विरुध्यन्त) |
| sarva (सर्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | all |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) | nominative singular, masculine | doubt |
| puṇya-pāpa-kṛtoḥ (पुण्य-पाप-कृतोः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: puṇya (पुण्य), pāpa (पाप), and made, done. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| pravibhāgaś (प्रविभागश्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| yujyate (युज्यते) | present, third person singular | fits |
The phrases
vyavahārā (व्यवहारा) is vyavahāra (व्यवहार). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. virudhyante (विरुध्यन्ते) is virudhyanta (विरुध्यन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. sarva (सर्व) is all. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) is doubt. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
puṇya-pāpa-kṛtoḥ (पुण्य-पाप-कृतोः) is a compound: puṇya (पुण्य), pāpa (पाप), and made, done. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it puṇyapāpakṛtor (पुण्यपापकृतोर्). na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as naiva. pravibhāgaś (प्रविभागश्) 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. yujyate (युज्यते) is fits. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
puṇya-pāpa-kṛtoḥ (पुण्य-पाप-कृतोः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it puṇyapāpakṛtor (पुण्यपापकृतोर्). The line joins them as naiva.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vyavahārā (व्यवहारा) and virudhyante (विरुध्यन्ते).