17.29
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.29
न प्रत्ययसमुत्पन्नं नाप्रत्ययसमुत्थितमस्ति यस्मादिदं कर्म तस्मात् कर्तापि नास्त्यतः
na pratyayasamutpannaṃ nāpratyayasamutthitam asti yasmād idaṃ karma tasmāt kartāpi nāsty ataḥ
The line
Not a compound: a condition, samu (समु), and tpanna (त्पन्न), not apratyayasamutthita (अप्रत्ययसमुत्थित), is, because of from which, because, this, an action, because of from that, in kartāpa (कर्ताप), is not. nāsti (नास्ति) before a vowel, therefore, from this.
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: na (न) + pratyaya-samu-tpannaṃ (प्रत्यय-समु-त्पन्नं) + na (न) + apratyayasamutthitam (अप्रत्ययसमुत्थितम्) + asti (अस्ति) + yasmāt (यस्मात्) + idaṃ (इदं) + karma (कर्म) + tasmāt (तस्मात्) + kartāpi (कर्तापि) + nāsty (नास्त्य्) + ataḥ (अतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| pratyaya-samu-tpannaṃ (प्रत्यय-समु-त्पन्नं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a condition, samu (समु), and tpanna (त्पन्न). Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| apratyayasamutthitam (अप्रत्ययसमुत्थितम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | apratyayasamutthita (अप्रत्ययसमुत्थित) |
| asti (अस्ति) | present, third person singular | is |
| yasmāt (यस्मात्) | ablative singular | from which, because |
| idaṃ (इदं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | this |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular | from that |
| kartāpi (कर्तापि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | kartāpa (कर्ताप) |
| nāsty (नास्त्य्) | present, third person singular | is not. nāsti (नास्ति) before a vowel |
| ataḥ (अतः) | indeclinable | therefore, from this |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. pratyaya-samu-tpannaṃ (प्रत्यय-समु-त्पन्नं) is a compound: a condition, samu (समु), and tpanna (त्पन्न). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. apratyayasamutthitam (अप्रत्ययसमुत्थितम्) is apratyayasamutthita (अप्रत्ययसमुत्थित). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. asti (अस्ति) is is. It stands as present, third person singular. yasmāt (यस्मात्) is from which, because. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it yasmād (यस्माद्).
idaṃ (इदं) is this. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tasmāt (तस्मात्) is from that. It stands as ablative singular. kartāpi (कर्तापि) is kartāpa (कर्ताप). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. nāsty (नास्त्य्) is is not. nāsti (नास्ति) before a vowel. It stands as present, third person singular. ataḥ (अतः) is therefore, from this. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
pratyaya-samu-tpannaṃ (प्रत्यय-समु-त्पन्नं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it yasmād (यस्माद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratyaya-samu-tpannaṃ (प्रत्यय-समु-त्पन्नं) and apratyayasamutthitam (अप्रत्ययसमुत्थितम्).