21.16
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 21. Saṃbhavavibhava (संभवविभव) / 21.16
उदयव्ययसंतानः फलहेत्वोर् भवः स चेत् व्ययस्यापुनरुत्पत्तेर् हेतूच्छेदः प्रसज्यते
udayavyayasaṃtānaḥ phalahetvor bhavaḥ sa cet vyayasyāpunarutpatter hetūcchedaḥ prasajyate
The line
If you say that udayavyayasaṃtāna (उदयव्ययसंतान), of a compound: a fruit, and hetva (हेत्व), bhava (भव), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, then vyayasyāpunarutpatter (व्ययस्यापुनरुत्पत्तेर्), hetūccheda (हेतूच्छेद), is forced as a consequence.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 21. Saṃbhavavibhava (संभवविभव). Arising and passing away. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: udayavyayasaṃtānaḥ (उदयव्ययसंतानः) + phala-hetvoḥ (फल-हेत्वोः) + bhavaḥ (भवः) + sa (स) + cet (चेत्) + vyayasyāpunarutpatter (व्ययस्यापुनरुत्पत्तेर्) + hetūcchedaḥ (हेतूच्छेदः) + prasajyate (प्रसज्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| udayavyayasaṃtānaḥ (उदयव्ययसंतानः) | nominative singular, masculine | udayavyayasaṃtāna (उदयव्ययसंतान) |
| phala-hetvoḥ (फल-हेत्वोः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: a fruit, and hetva (हेत्व). Read it from the end |
| bhavaḥ (भवः) | nominative singular, masculine | bhava (भव) |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
| vyayasyāpunarutpatter (व्ययस्यापुनरुत्पत्तेर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| hetūcchedaḥ (हेतूच्छेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | hetūccheda (हेतूच्छेद) |
| prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) | present, third person singular | is forced as a consequence |
The phrases
udayavyayasaṃtānaḥ (उदयव्ययसंतानः) is udayavyayasaṃtāna (उदयव्ययसंतान). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. phala-hetvoḥ (फल-हेत्वोः) is a compound: a fruit, and hetva (हेत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it phalahetvor. bhavaḥ (भवः) is bhava (भव). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable. vyayasyāpunarutpatter (व्ययस्यापुनरुत्पत्तेर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. hetūcchedaḥ (हेतूच्छेदः) is hetūccheda (हेतूच्छेद). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) is is forced as a consequence. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vyayasyāpunarutpatter (व्ययस्यापुनरुत्पत्तेर्) is the form as the line writes it. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it phalahetvor.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss udayavyayasaṃtānaḥ (उदयव्ययसंतानः) and phala-hetvoḥ (फल-हेत्वोः).