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Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 20. Sāmagrī (सामग्री) / 20.24
न सामग्रीकृतं फलं नासामग्रीकृतं फलमस्ति प्रत्ययसामग्री कुत एव फलं विना
na sāmagrīkṛtaṃ phalaṃ nāsāmagrīkṛtaṃ phalam asti pratyayasāmagrī kuta eva phalaṃ vinā
The line
Not a compound: the collection of causes, and made, done, the fruit, a compound: nāsā (नासा), magrī (मग्री), and made, done, the fruit, is, a compound: a condition, and sāmagra (सामग्र), from where, how just, the fruit, without.
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) + sāmagrī-kṛtaṃ (सामग्री-कृतं) + phalaṃ (फलं) + nāsā-magrī-kṛtaṃ (नासा-मग्री-कृतं) + phalam (फलम्) + asti (अस्ति) + pratyaya-sāmagrī (प्रत्यय-सामग्री) + kutaḥ (कुतः) + eva (एव) + phalaṃ (फलं) + vinā (विना)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| sāmagrī-kṛtaṃ (सामग्री-कृतं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: the collection of causes, and made, done. Read it from the end |
| phalaṃ (फलं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the fruit |
| nāsā-magrī-kṛtaṃ (नासा-मग्री-कृतं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: nāsā (नासा), magrī (मग्री), and made, done. Read it from the end |
| phalam (फलम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the fruit |
| asti (अस्ति) | present, third person singular | is |
| pratyaya-sāmagrī (प्रत्यय-सामग्री) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | a compound: a condition, and sāmagra (सामग्र). Read it from the end |
| kutaḥ (कुतः) | indeclinable | from where, how |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| phalaṃ (फलं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the fruit |
| vinā (विना) | indeclinable | without |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. sāmagrī-kṛtaṃ (सामग्री-कृतं) is a compound: the collection of causes, and made, done. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. phalaṃ (फलं) is the fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. nāsā-magrī-kṛtaṃ (नासा-मग्री-कृतं) is a compound: nāsā (नासा), magrī (मग्री), and made, done. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. phalam (फलम्) is the fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. asti (अस्ति) is is. It stands as present, third person singular.
pratyaya-sāmagrī (प्रत्यय-सामग्री) is a compound: a condition, and sāmagra (सामग्र). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. kutaḥ (कुतः) is from where, how. It stands as indeclinable. The line writes it kuta. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. phalaṃ (फलं) is the fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vinā (विना) is without. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
nāsā-magrī-kṛtaṃ (नासा-मग्री-कृतं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it kuta.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sāmagrī-kṛtaṃ (सामग्री-कृतं) and phalaṃ (फलं).