26.5
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 26. Dvādaśāṅga (द्वादशाङ्ग) / 26.5
संनिपातस् त्रयाणां यो रूपविज्ञानचक्षुषाम् स्पर्शः स तस्मात् स्पर्शाच् च वेदना संप्रवर्तते
saṃnipātas trayāṇāṃ yo rūpavijñānacakṣuṣām sparśaḥ sa tasmāt sparśāc ca vedanā saṃpravartate
The line
saṃnipātas (संनिपात), of traya (त्रय), who, which. yaḥ (यः) before a voiced sound, of a compound: a form, knowing, and cakṣuṣa (चक्षुष), touch, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, because of from that, because of touch and, a compound: the Veda, and not, 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: saṃnipātas (संनिपात) + trayāṇāṃ (त्रयाणां) + yo (यो) + rūpa-vijñāna-cakṣuṣām (रूप-विज्ञान-चक्षुषाम्) + sparśaḥ (स्पर्शः) + sa (स) + tasmāt (तस्मात्) + sparśāt (स्पर्शात्) + ca (च) + veda-nā (वेद-ना) + saṃpravartate (संप्रवर्तते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃnipātas (संनिपात) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| trayāṇāṃ (त्रयाणां) | genitive plural | traya (त्रय) |
| yo (यो) | nominative singular, masculine | who, which. yaḥ (यः) before a voiced sound |
| rūpa-vijñāna-cakṣuṣām (रूप-विज्ञान-चक्षुषाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: a form, knowing, and cakṣuṣa (चक्षुष). Read it from the end |
| sparśaḥ (स्पर्शः) | nominative singular, masculine | touch |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular | from that |
| sparśāt (स्पर्शात्) | ablative singular | touch |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| veda-nā (वेद-ना) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: the Veda, and not. Read it from the end |
| saṃpravartate (संप्रवर्तते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | saṃpravartata (संप्रवर्तत) |
The phrases
saṃnipātas (संनिपात) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. trayāṇāṃ (त्रयाणां) is traya (त्रय). It stands as genitive plural. yo (यो) is who, which. yaḥ (यः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. rūpa-vijñāna-cakṣuṣām (रूप-विज्ञान-चक्षुषाम्) is a compound: a form, knowing, and cakṣuṣa (चक्षुष). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. sparśaḥ (स्पर्शः) is touch. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
tasmāt (तस्मात्) is from that. It stands as ablative singular. sparśāt (स्पर्शात्) is touch. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it sparśāc (स्पर्शाच्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. veda-nā (वेद-ना) is a compound: the Veda, and not. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. saṃpravartate (संप्रवर्तते) is saṃpravartata (संप्रवर्तत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
rūpa-vijñāna-cakṣuṣām (रूप-विज्ञान-चक्षुषाम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it sparśāc (स्पर्शाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃnipātas (संनिपात) and trayāṇāṃ (त्रयाणां).