20.8
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 20. Sāmagrī (सामग्री) / 20.8
पूर्वमेव च सामग्र्याः फलं प्रादुर्भवेद् यदि हेतुप्रत्ययनिर्मुक्तं फलमाहेतुकं भवेत्
pūrvam eva ca sāmagryāḥ phalaṃ prādurbhaved yadi hetupratyayanirmuktaṃ phalam āhetukaṃ bhavet
The line
The earlier just and, having the means complete, the fruit, a compound: prādu (प्रादु), rbha (र्भ), and the Veda, if, a compound: a reason, a condition, and nirmukta (निर्मुक्त), the fruit, āhetuka (आहेतुक), 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: pūrvam (पूर्वम्) + eva (एव) + ca (च) + sāmagryāḥ (सामग्र्याः) + phalaṃ (फलं) + prādu-rbha-veda (प्रादु-र्भ-वेद) + yadi (यदि) + hetu-pratyaya-nirmuktaṃ (हेतु-प्रत्यय-निर्मुक्तं) + phalam (फलम्) + āhetukaṃ (आहेतुकं) + bhavet (भवेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pūrvam (पूर्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine | the earlier |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| sāmagryāḥ (सामग्र्याः) | nominative plural | having the means complete |
| phalaṃ (फलं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the fruit |
| prādu-rbha-veda (प्रादु-र्भ-वेद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: prādu (प्रादु), rbha (र्भ), and the Veda. Read it from the end |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| hetu-pratyaya-nirmuktaṃ (हेतु-प्रत्यय-निर्मुक्तं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: a reason, a condition, and nirmukta (निर्मुक्त). Read it from the end |
| phalam (फलम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the fruit |
| āhetukaṃ (आहेतुकं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | āhetuka (आहेतुक) |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
The phrases
pūrvam (पूर्वम्) is the earlier. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. sāmagryāḥ (सामग्र्याः) is having the means complete. It stands as nominative plural. phalaṃ (फलं) is the fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. prādu-rbha-veda (प्रादु-र्भ-वेद) is a compound: prādu (प्रादु), rbha (र्भ), and the Veda. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. hetu-pratyaya-nirmuktaṃ (हेतु-प्रत्यय-निर्मुक्तं) is a compound: a reason, a condition, and nirmukta (निर्मुक्त). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. phalam (फलम्) is the fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. āhetukaṃ (आहेतुकं) is āhetuka (आहेतुक). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
hetu-pratyaya-nirmuktaṃ (हेतु-प्रत्यय-निर्मुक्तं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pūrvam (पूर्वम्) and sāmagryāḥ (सामग्र्याः).