20.5
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 20. Sāmagrī (सामग्री) / 20.5
हेतुं फलस्य दत्त्वा च यदि हेतुर् निरुध्यते यद् दत्तं यन् निरुधं च हेतोरात्मद्वयं भवेत्
hetuṃ phalasya dattvā ca yadi hetur nirudhyate yad dattaṃ yan nirudhaṃ ca hetor ātmadvayaṃ bhavet
The line
A reason, of of the fruit, dattva (दत्त्व) and, if, a reason, is stopped, which, datta (दत्त), yan (यन्), nirudha (निरुध) and, of of a reason, from a reason, a compound: ātma (आत्म), and a pair, would be.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 20. Sāmagrī (सामग्री). The collection of causes. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: hetuṃ (हेतुं) + phalasya (फलस्य) + dattvā (दत्त्वा) + ca (च) + yadi (यदि) + hetuḥ (हेतुः) + nirudhyate (निरुध्यते) + yad (यद्) + dattaṃ (दत्तं) + yan (यन्) + nirudhaṃ (निरुधं) + ca (च) + hetoḥ (हेतोः) + ātma-dvayaṃ (आत्म-द्वयं) + bhavet (भवेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| hetuṃ (हेतुं) | accusative singular | a reason |
| phalasya (फलस्य) | genitive singular | of the fruit |
| dattvā (दत्त्वा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | dattva (दत्त्व) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| hetuḥ (हेतुः) | nominative singular, masculine | a reason |
| nirudhyate (निरुध्यते) | present, third person singular | is stopped |
| yad (यद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which |
| dattaṃ (दत्तं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | datta (दत्त) |
| yan (यन्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| nirudhaṃ (निरुधं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | nirudha (निरुध) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| hetoḥ (हेतोः) | genitive or ablative singular | of a reason, from a reason |
| ātma-dvayaṃ (आत्म-द्वयं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: ātma (आत्म), and a pair. Read it from the end |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
The phrases
hetuṃ (हेतुं) is a reason. It stands as accusative singular. phalasya (फलस्य) is of the fruit. It stands as genitive singular. dattvā (दत्त्वा) is dattva (दत्त्व). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. hetuḥ (हेतुः) is a reason. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it hetur. nirudhyate (निरुध्यते) is is stopped. It stands as present, third person singular. yad (यद्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
dattaṃ (दत्तं) is datta (दत्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yan (यन्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. nirudhaṃ (निरुधं) is nirudha (निरुध). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. hetoḥ (हेतोः) is of a reason, from a reason. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it hetor. ātma-dvayaṃ (आत्म-द्वयं) is a compound: ātma (आत्म), and a pair. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ātma-dvayaṃ (आत्म-द्वयं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it hetur. The line writes it hetor.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss hetuṃ (हेतुं) and phalasya (फलस्य).