18.5
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 18. Ātman (आत्मन्) / 18.5
कर्मक्लेशक्षयान् मोक्षः कर्मक्लेशा विकल्पतः ते प्रपञ्चात् प्रपञ्चस् तु शून्यतायां निरुध्यते
karmakleśakṣayān mokṣaḥ karmakleśā vikalpataḥ te prapañcāt prapañcas tu śūnyatāyāṃ nirudhyate
The line
A compound: action, an affliction, and destruction, release, a compound: action, and an affliction, a compound: an alternative, a division, and taḥa (तःअ), they, those, because of prapañca (प्रपञ्च), prapañcas (प्रपञ्च) but, of a compound: empty, and tāya (ताय), is stopped.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 18. Ātman (आत्मन्). The self. The chapter the āstika (आस्तिक) books are arguing with. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: karma-kleśa-kṣayān (कर्म-क्लेश-क्षयान्) + mokṣaḥ (मोक्षः) + karma-kleśā (कर्म-क्लेशा) + vikalpa-taḥa (विकल्प-तःअ) + te (ते) + prapañcāt (प्रपञ्चात्) + prapañcas (प्रपञ्च) + tu (तु) + śūnya-tāyāṃ (शून्य-तायां) + nirudhyate (निरुध्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| karma-kleśa-kṣayān (कर्म-क्लेश-क्षयान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a compound: action, an affliction, and destruction. Read it from the end |
| mokṣaḥ (मोक्षः) | nominative singular, masculine | release |
| karma-kleśā (कर्म-क्लेशा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: action, and an affliction. Read it from the end |
| vikalpa-taḥa (विकल्प-तःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: an alternative, a division, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| prapañcāt (प्रपञ्चात्) | ablative singular | prapañca (प्रपञ्च) |
| prapañcas (प्रपञ्च) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| śūnya-tāyāṃ (शून्य-तायां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: empty, and tāya (ताय). Read it from the end |
| nirudhyate (निरुध्यते) | present, third person singular | is stopped |
The phrases
karma-kleśa-kṣayān (कर्म-क्लेश-क्षयान्) is a compound: action, an affliction, and destruction. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. mokṣaḥ (मोक्षः) is release. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. karma-kleśā (कर्म-क्लेशा) is a compound: action, and an affliction. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. vikalpa-taḥa (विकल्प-तःअ) is a compound: an alternative, a division, and taḥa (तःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine.
prapañcāt (प्रपञ्चात्) is prapañca (प्रपञ्च). It stands as ablative singular. prapañcas (प्रपञ्च) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. śūnya-tāyāṃ (शून्य-तायां) is a compound: empty, and tāya (ताय). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. nirudhyate (निरुध्यते) is is stopped. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
karma-kleśa-kṣayān (कर्म-क्लेश-क्षयान्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss karma-kleśa-kṣayān (कर्म-क्लेश-क्षयान्) and mokṣaḥ (मोक्षः).