17.25
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.25
तद् विपक्वविपाकं च पुनरेव विपक्ष्यति कर्म व्यवस्थितं यस्मात् तस्मात् स्वाभाविकं यदि
tad vipakvavipākaṃ ca punar eva vipakṣyati karma vyavasthitaṃ yasmāt tasmāt svābhāvikaṃ yadi
The line
That, vipakvavipāka (विपक्वविपाक) and, again just, in vipakṣyata (विपक्ष्यत), an action, settled, because of from which, because, because of from that, svābhāvika (स्वाभाविक), if.
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: tad (तद्) + vipakvavipākaṃ (विपक्वविपाकं) + ca (च) + punar (पुनर्) + eva (एव) + vipakṣyati (विपक्ष्यति) + karma (कर्म) + vyavasthitaṃ (व्यवस्थितं) + yasmāt (यस्मात्) + tasmāt (तस्मात्) + svābhāvikaṃ (स्वाभाविकं) + yadi (यदि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| vipakvavipākaṃ (विपक्वविपाकं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | vipakvavipāka (विपक्वविपाक) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| punar (पुनर्) | indeclinable | again |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| vipakṣyati (विपक्ष्यति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | vipakṣyata (विपक्ष्यत) |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| vyavasthitaṃ (व्यवस्थितं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | settled |
| yasmāt (यस्मात्) | ablative singular | from which, because |
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular | from that |
| svābhāvikaṃ (स्वाभाविकं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | svābhāvika (स्वाभाविक) |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
The phrases
tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vipakvavipākaṃ (विपक्वविपाकं) is vipakvavipāka (विपक्वविपाक). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. punar (पुनर्) is again. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. vipakṣyati (विपक्ष्यति) is vipakṣyata (विपक्ष्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vyavasthitaṃ (व्यवस्थितं) is settled. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yasmāt (यस्मात्) is from which, because. It stands as ablative singular. tasmāt (तस्मात्) is from that. It stands as ablative singular. svābhāvikaṃ (स्वाभाविकं) is svābhāvika (स्वाभाविक). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
vipakvavipākaṃ (विपक्वविपाकं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vipakvavipākaṃ (विपक्वविपाकं) and vipakṣyati (विपक्ष्यति).