17.33
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 17. Karmaphala (कर्मफल) / 17.33
क्लेशाः कर्माणि देहाश् च कर्तारश् च फलानि च गन्धर्वनगराकारा मरीचिस्वप्नसंनिभाः
kleśāḥ karmāṇi dehāś ca kartāraś ca phalāni ca gandharvanagarākārā marīcisvapnasaṃnibhāḥ
The line
An affliction, acts, a body and, kartāraś (कर्तारश्) and, a fruit and, a compound: smell, rvana (र्वन), garā (गरा), and kāra (कार), a compound: marīci (मरीचि), dream, and saṃnibha (संनिभ).
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: kleśāḥ (क्लेशाः) + karmāṇi (कर्माणि) + dehāḥ (देहाः) + ca (च) + kartāraś (कर्तारश्) + ca (च) + phalāni (फलानि) + ca (च) + gandha-rvana-garā-kārā (गन्ध-र्वन-गरा-कारा) + marīci-svapna-saṃnibhāḥ (मरीचि-स्वप्न-संनिभाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kleśāḥ (क्लेशाः) | nominative plural | an affliction |
| karmāṇi (कर्माणि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | acts |
| dehāḥ (देहाः) | nominative plural | a body |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| kartāraś (कर्तारश्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| phalāni (फलानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | a fruit |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| gandha-rvana-garā-kārā (गन्ध-र्वन-गरा-कारा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: smell, rvana (र्वन), garā (गरा), and kāra (कार). Read it from the end |
| marīci-svapna-saṃnibhāḥ (मरीचि-स्वप्न-संनिभाः) | nominative plural | a compound: marīci (मरीचि), dream, and saṃnibha (संनिभ). Read it from the end |
The phrases
kleśāḥ (क्लेशाः) is an affliction. It stands as nominative plural. karmāṇi (कर्माणि) is acts. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter. dehāḥ (देहाः) is a body. It stands as nominative plural. The line writes it dehāś (देहाश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. kartāraś (कर्तारश्) 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. phalāni (फलानि) is a fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. gandha-rvana-garā-kārā (गन्ध-र्वन-गरा-कारा) is a compound: smell, rvana (र्वन), garā (गरा), and kāra (कार). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. marīci-svapna-saṃnibhāḥ (मरीचि-स्वप्न-संनिभाः) is a compound: marīci (मरीचि), dream, and saṃnibha (संनिभ). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
marīci-svapna-saṃnibhāḥ (मरीचि-स्वप्न-संनिभाः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it dehāś (देहाश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kleśāḥ (क्लेशाः) and karmāṇi (कर्माणि).