20.10
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 20. Sāmagrī (सामग्री) / 20.10
जनयेत् फलमुत्पन्नं निरुद्धोऽस्तंगतः कथम् हेतुस् तिष्ठन्नपि कथं फलेन जनयेद् वृतः
janayet phalam utpannaṃ niruddho 'staṃgataḥ katham hetus tiṣṭhann api kathaṃ phalena janayed vṛtaḥ
The line
A compound: a person, and yeta (येत), the fruit, utpanna (उत्पन्न), niruddha (निरुद्ध), astaṃgata (अस्तंगत), how, a reason, tiṣṭhann (तिष्ठन्न्) even, how, in in the fruit, not a compound: a person, and yeda (येद), vṛta (वृत).
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: jana-yeta (जन-येत) + phalam (फलम्) + utpannaṃ (उत्पन्नं) + niruddho (निरुद्धो) + astaṃgataḥ (अस्तंगतः) + katham (कथम्) + hetuḥ (हेतुः) + tiṣṭhann (तिष्ठन्न्) + api (अपि) + kathaṃ (कथं) + phale (फले) + na (न) + jana-yeda (जन-येद) + vṛtaḥ (वृतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jana-yeta (जन-येत) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a person, and yeta (येत). Read it from the end |
| phalam (फलम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the fruit |
| utpannaṃ (उत्पन्नं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | utpanna (उत्पन्न) |
| niruddho (निरुद्धो) | nominative singular, masculine | niruddha (निरुद्ध) |
| astaṃgataḥ (अस्तंगतः) | nominative singular, masculine | astaṃgata (अस्तंगत) |
| katham (कथम्) | indeclinable | how |
| hetuḥ (हेतुः) | nominative singular, masculine | a reason |
| tiṣṭhann (तिष्ठन्न्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| kathaṃ (कथं) | indeclinable | how |
| phale (फले) | locative singular | in the fruit |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| jana-yeda (जन-येद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: a person, and yeda (येद). Read it from the end |
| vṛtaḥ (वृतः) | nominative singular, masculine | vṛta (वृत) |
The phrases
jana-yeta (जन-येत) is a compound: a person, and yeta (येत). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. phalam (फलम्) is the fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. utpannaṃ (उत्पन्नं) is utpanna (उत्पन्न). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. niruddho (निरुद्धो) is niruddha (निरुद्ध). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. astaṃgataḥ (अस्तंगतः) is astaṃgata (अस्तंगत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. katham (कथम्) is how. It stands as indeclinable. hetuḥ (हेतुः) is a reason. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it hetus.
tiṣṭhann (तिष्ठन्न्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. kathaṃ (कथं) is how. It stands as indeclinable. phale (फले) is in the fruit. It stands as locative singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as phalena. jana-yeda (जन-येद) is a compound: a person, and yeda (येद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. vṛtaḥ (वृतः) is vṛta (वृत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line writes it hetus. The line joins them as phalena.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss jana-yeta (जन-येत) and phalam (फलम्).