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Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 20. Sāmagrī (सामग्री) / 20.23
न च प्रत्ययहेतूनामियमात्मानमात्मना या सामग्री जनयते सा कथं जनयेत् फलम्
na ca pratyayahetūnām iyam ātmānam ātmanā yā sāmagrī janayate sā kathaṃ janayet phalam
The line
Not and, of a compound: a condition, and heta (हेत), this, the self, the self, who, which, the collection of causes, produces, she, that, how, a compound: a person, and yeta (येत), the fruit.
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: na (न) + ca (च) + pratyaya-hetūnām (प्रत्यय-हेतूनाम्) + iyam (इयम्) + ātmānam (आत्मानम्) + ātmanā (आत्मना) + yā (या) + sāmagrī (सामग्री) + janayate (जनयते) + sā (सा) + kathaṃ (कथं) + jana-yeta (जन-येत) + phalam (फलम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| pratyaya-hetūnām (प्रत्यय-हेतूनाम्) | genitive plural | a compound: a condition, and heta (हेत). Read it from the end |
| iyam (इयम्) | nominative singular, feminine | this |
| ātmānam (आत्मानम्) | accusative singular | the self |
| ātmanā (आत्मना) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | the self |
| yā (या) | nominative singular, feminine | who, which |
| sāmagrī (सामग्री) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | the collection of causes |
| janayate (जनयते) | present, third person singular | produces |
| sā (सा) | nominative singular, feminine | she, that |
| kathaṃ (कथं) | indeclinable | how |
| 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 |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. pratyaya-hetūnām (प्रत्यय-हेतूनाम्) is a compound: a condition, and heta (हेत). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. iyam (इयम्) is this. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. ātmānam (आत्मानम्) is the self. It stands as accusative singular. ātmanā (आत्मना) is the self. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. yā (या) is who, which. It stands as nominative singular, feminine.
sāmagrī (सामग्री) is the collection of causes. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. janayate (जनयते) is produces. It stands as present, third person singular. sā (सा) is she, that. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. kathaṃ (कथं) is how. It stands as indeclinable. 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.
Sanskrit in this line
pratyaya-hetūnām (प्रत्यय-हेतूनाम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pratyaya-hetūnām (प्रत्यय-हेतूनाम्) and iyam (इयम्).