24.39
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 24. Āryasatya (आर्यसत्य) / 24.39
असंप्राप्तस्य च प्राप्तिर् दुःखपर्यन्तकर्म च सर्वक्लेशप्रहाणं च यद्यशून्यं न विद्यते
asaṃprāptasya ca prāptir duḥkhaparyantakarma ca sarvakleśaprahāṇaṃ ca yady aśūnyaṃ na vidyate
The line
Of asaṃprāpta (असंप्राप्त) and, what already follows, a compound: pain, paryanta (पर्यन्त), and action and, a compound: all, an affliction, and leaving and, if. yadi before a vowel, not empty, not is found.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 24. Āryasatya (आर्यसत्य). The noble truths. Verse 18 says what śūnyatā (शून्यता) is. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: asaṃprāptasya (असंप्राप्तस्य) + ca (च) + prāptiḥ (प्राप्तिः) + duḥkha-paryanta-karma (दुःख-पर्यन्त-कर्म) + ca (च) + sarva-kleśa-prahāṇaṃ (सर्व-क्लेश-प्रहाणं) + ca (च) + yady (यद्य्) + aśūnyaṃ (अशून्यं) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| asaṃprāptasya (असंप्राप्तस्य) | genitive singular | asaṃprāpta (असंप्राप्त) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| prāptiḥ (प्राप्तिः) | nominative singular | what already follows |
| duḥkha-paryanta-karma (दुःख-पर्यन्त-कर्म) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: pain, paryanta (पर्यन्त), and action. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| sarva-kleśa-prahāṇaṃ (सर्व-क्लेश-प्रहाणं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: all, an affliction, and leaving. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| yady (यद्य्) | indeclinable | if. yadi before a vowel |
| aśūnyaṃ (अशून्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | not empty |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
The phrases
asaṃprāptasya (असंप्राप्तस्य) is asaṃprāpta (असंप्राप्त). It stands as genitive singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. prāptiḥ (प्राप्तिः) is what already follows. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it prāptir (प्राप्तिर्). duḥkha-paryanta-karma (दुःख-पर्यन्त-कर्म) is a compound: pain, paryanta (पर्यन्त), and action. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. sarva-kleśa-prahāṇaṃ (सर्व-क्लेश-प्रहाणं) is a compound: all, an affliction, and leaving. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. yady (यद्य्) is if. yadi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. aśūnyaṃ (अशून्यं) is not empty. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
duḥkha-paryanta-karma (दुःख-पर्यन्त-कर्म) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it prāptir (प्राप्तिर्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss asaṃprāptasya (असंप्राप्तस्य) and prāptiḥ (प्राप्तिः).