26.3
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 26. Dvādaśāṅga (द्वादशाङ्ग) / 26.3
निषिक्ते नामरूपे तु षडायतनसंभवः षडायतनमागम्य संस्पर्शः संप्रवर्तते
niṣikte nāmarūpe tu ṣaḍāyatanasaṃbhavaḥ ṣaḍāyatanam āgamya saṃsparśaḥ saṃpravartate
The line
In niṣikta (निषिक्त), in a compound: by name, indeed, and a form but, a compound: ṣaḍā (षडा), yatana (यतन), and arising, ṣaḍāyatana (षडायतन), āgamya (आगम्य), saṃsparśa (संस्पर्श), in saṃpravartata (संप्रवर्तत).
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 26. Dvādaśāṅga (द्वादशाङ्ग). The twelve links. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: niṣikte (निषिक्ते) + nāma-rūpe (नाम-रूपे) + tu (तु) + ṣaḍā-yatana-saṃbhavaḥ (षडा-यतन-संभवः) + ṣaḍāyatanam (षडायतनम्) + āgamya (आगम्य) + saṃsparśaḥ (संस्पर्शः) + saṃpravartate (संप्रवर्तते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| niṣikte (निषिक्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | niṣikta (निषिक्त) |
| nāma-rūpe (नाम-रूपे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: by name, indeed, and a form. Read it from the end |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| ṣaḍā-yatana-saṃbhavaḥ (षडा-यतन-संभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: ṣaḍā (षडा), yatana (यतन), and arising. Read it from the end |
| ṣaḍāyatanam (षडायतनम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | ṣaḍāyatana (षडायतन) |
| āgamya (आगम्य) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| saṃsparśaḥ (संस्पर्शः) | nominative singular, masculine | saṃsparśa (संस्पर्श) |
| saṃpravartate (संप्रवर्तते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | saṃpravartata (संप्रवर्तत) |
The phrases
niṣikte (निषिक्ते) is niṣikta (निषिक्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. nāma-rūpe (नाम-रूपे) is a compound: by name, indeed, and a form. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. ṣaḍā-yatana-saṃbhavaḥ (षडा-यतन-संभवः) is a compound: ṣaḍā (षडा), yatana (यतन), and arising. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
ṣaḍāyatanam (षडायतनम्) is ṣaḍāyatana (षडायतन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. āgamya (आगम्य) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. saṃsparśaḥ (संस्पर्शः) is saṃsparśa (संस्पर्श). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. saṃpravartate (संप्रवर्तते) is saṃpravartata (संप्रवर्तत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
ṣaḍā-yatana-saṃbhavaḥ (षडा-यतन-संभवः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss niṣikte (निषिक्ते) and nāma-rūpe (नाम-रूपे).