17.32
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.32
तथा निर्मितकाकारः कर्ता यत् कर्म तत् कृतम् तद्यथा निर्मितेनान्यो निर्मितो निर्मितस् तथा
tathā nirmitakākāraḥ kartā yat karma tat kṛtam tadyathā nirmitenānyo nirmito nirmitas tathā
The line
So, in that way, nirmitakākāra (निर्मितकाकार), an agent, which, an action, that, done, that, as, nirmitenānya (निर्मितेनान्य), nirmita (निर्मित), nirmitas (निर्मित), so, in that way.
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: tathā (तथा) + nirmitakākāraḥ (निर्मितकाकारः) + kartā (कर्ता) + yat (यत्) + karma (कर्म) + tat (तत्) + kṛtam (कृतम्) + tad (तद्) + yathā (यथा) + nirmitenānyo (निर्मितेनान्यो) + nirmito (निर्मितो) + nirmitas (निर्मित) + tathā (तथा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| nirmitakākāraḥ (निर्मितकाकारः) | nominative singular, masculine | nirmitakākāra (निर्मितकाकार) |
| kartā (कर्ता) | nominative singular, masculine | an agent |
| yat (यत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| tat (तत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| kṛtam (कृतम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | done |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| nirmitenānyo (निर्मितेनान्यो) | nominative singular, masculine | nirmitenānya (निर्मितेनान्य) |
| nirmito (निर्मितो) | nominative singular, masculine | nirmita (निर्मित) |
| nirmitas (निर्मित) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
The phrases
tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. nirmitakākāraḥ (निर्मितकाकारः) is nirmitakākāra (निर्मितकाकार). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kartā (कर्ता) is an agent. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. yat (यत्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tat (तत्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. kṛtam (कृतम्) is done. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as tadyathā (तद्यथा). nirmitenānyo (निर्मितेनान्यो) is nirmitenānya (निर्मितेनान्य). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. nirmito (निर्मितो) is nirmita (निर्मित). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. nirmitas (निर्मित) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
nirmitakākāraḥ (निर्मितकाकारः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as tadyathā (तद्यथा).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nirmitakākāraḥ (निर्मितकाकारः) and kartā (कर्ता).