26.10
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 26. Dvādaśāṅga (द्वादशाङ्ग) / 26.10
संसारमूलं संस्कारानविद्वान् संस्करोत्यतः अविद्वान् कारकस् तस्मान् न विद्वांस् तत्त्वदर्शनात्
saṃsāramūlaṃ saṃskārān avidvān saṃskaroty ataḥ avidvān kārakas tasmān na vidvāṃs tattvadarśanāt
The line
A compound: the round, and a root, a compounded thing, avidva (अविद्व), saṃskaroty (संस्करोत्य्), therefore, from this, avidva (अविद्व), a factor of an action, therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n, not vidvāṃs (विद्वांस्), because of a compound: a reality, what is so, and seeing.
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: saṃsāra-mūlaṃ (संसार-मूलं) + saṃskārān (संस्कारान्) + avidvān (अविद्वान्) + saṃskaroty (संस्करोत्य्) + ataḥ (अतः) + avidvān (अविद्वान्) + kārakaḥ (कारकः) + tasmān (तस्मान्) + na (न) + vidvāṃs (विद्वांस्) + tattva-darśanāt (तत्त्व-दर्शनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃsāra-mūlaṃ (संसार-मूलं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: the round, and a root. Read it from the end |
| saṃskārān (संस्कारान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a compounded thing |
| avidvān (अविद्वान्) | accusative plural, masculine | avidva (अविद्व) |
| saṃskaroty (संस्करोत्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ataḥ (अतः) | indeclinable | therefore, from this |
| avidvān (अविद्वान्) | accusative plural, masculine | avidva (अविद्व) |
| kārakaḥ (कारकः) | nominative singular, masculine | a factor of an action |
| tasmān (तस्मान्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidvāṃs (विद्वांस्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tattva-darśanāt (तत्त्व-दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a reality, what is so, and seeing. Read it from the end |
The phrases
saṃsāra-mūlaṃ (संसार-मूलं) is a compound: the round, and a root. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. saṃskārān (संस्कारान्) is a compounded thing. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. avidvān (अविद्वान्) is avidva (अविद्व). It stands as accusative plural, masculine. saṃskaroty (संस्करोत्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ataḥ (अतः) is therefore, from this. It stands as indeclinable. avidvān (अविद्वान्) is avidva (अविद्व). It stands as accusative plural, masculine.
kārakaḥ (कारकः) is a factor of an action. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it kārakas (कारक). tasmān (तस्मान्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vidvāṃs (विद्वांस्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tattva-darśanāt (तत्त्व-दर्शनात्) is a compound: a reality, what is so, and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tattva-darśanāt (तत्त्व-दर्शनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it kārakas (कारक).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃsāra-mūlaṃ (संसार-मूलं) and saṃskārān (संस्कारान्).