20.17
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 20. Sāmagrī (सामग्री) / 20.17
फलं नोत्पत्स्यतेऽशून्यमशून्यं न निरोत्स्यते अनिरुद्धमनुत्पन्नमशून्यं तद् भविष्यति
phalaṃ notpatsyate 'śūnyam aśūnyaṃ na nirotsyate aniruddham anutpannam aśūnyaṃ tad bhaviṣyati
The line
The fruit, not in utpatsyata (उत्पत्स्यत), not empty, not empty, not in nirotsyata (निरोत्स्यत), aniruddha (अनिरुद्ध), anutpanna (अनुत्पन्न), not empty, that, will 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: phalaṃ (फलं) + na (न) + utpatsyate (उत्पत्स्यते) + aśūnyam (अशून्यम्) + aśūnyaṃ (अशून्यं) + na (न) + nirotsyate (निरोत्स्यते) + aniruddham (अनिरुद्धम्) + anutpannam (अनुत्पन्नम्) + aśūnyaṃ (अशून्यं) + tad (तद्) + bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| phalaṃ (फलं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the fruit |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| utpatsyate (उत्पत्स्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | utpatsyata (उत्पत्स्यत) |
| aśūnyam (अशून्यम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | not empty |
| aśūnyaṃ (अशून्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | not empty |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| nirotsyate (निरोत्स्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | nirotsyata (निरोत्स्यत) |
| aniruddham (अनिरुद्धम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | aniruddha (अनिरुद्ध) |
| anutpannam (अनुत्पन्नम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | anutpanna (अनुत्पन्न) |
| aśūnyaṃ (अशून्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | not empty |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) | future, third person singular | will be |
The phrases
phalaṃ (फलं) is the fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. utpatsyate (उत्पत्स्यते) is utpatsyata (उत्पत्स्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. aśūnyam (अशून्यम्) is not empty. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. aśūnyaṃ (अशून्यं) is not empty. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
nirotsyate (निरोत्स्यते) is nirotsyata (निरोत्स्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. aniruddham (अनिरुद्धम्) is aniruddha (अनिरुद्ध). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. anutpannam (अनुत्पन्नम्) is anutpanna (अनुत्पन्न). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. aśūnyaṃ (अशून्यं) is not empty. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) is will be. It stands as future, third person singular.
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.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss phalaṃ (फलं) and utpatsyate (उत्पत्स्यते).