27.11
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि) / 27.11
उच्छेदः कर्मणां नाशः कृतमन्येन कर्म च प्रतिसंवेदयेदन्य एवमादि प्रसज्यते
ucchedaḥ karmaṇāṃ nāśaḥ kṛtam anyena karma ca pratisaṃvedayed anya evam ādi prasajyate
The line
Cutting off, a compound: action, and ṇāṃa (णांअ), destruction, done, others, not an action and, a compound: toward, against, saṃve (संवे), and dayeda (दयेद), other thus, in the beginning, and the rest, is forced as a consequence.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि). Views. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: ucchedaḥ (उच्छेदः) + karma-ṇāṃa (कर्म-णांअ) + nāśaḥ (नाशः) + kṛtam (कृतम्) + anye (अन्ये) + na (न) + karma (कर्म) + ca (च) + prati-saṃve-dayeda (प्रति-संवे-दयेद) + anya (अन्य) + evam (एवम्) + ādi (आदि) + prasajyate (प्रसज्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ucchedaḥ (उच्छेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | cutting off |
| karma-ṇāṃa (कर्म-णांअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: action, and ṇāṃa (णांअ). Read it from the end |
| nāśaḥ (नाशः) | nominative singular, masculine | destruction |
| kṛtam (कृतम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | done |
| anye (अन्ये) | nominative plural | others |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| karma (कर्म) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | an action |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| prati-saṃve-dayeda (प्रति-संवे-दयेद) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: toward, against, saṃve (संवे), and dayeda (दयेद). Read it from the end |
| anya (अन्य) | the stem, as the line writes it | other |
| evam (एवम्) | indeclinable | in this way |
| ādi (आदि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | the beginning, and the rest |
| prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) | present, third person singular | is forced as a consequence |
The phrases
ucchedaḥ (उच्छेदः) is cutting off. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. karma-ṇāṃa (कर्म-णांअ) is a compound: action, and ṇāṃa (णांअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. nāśaḥ (नाशः) is destruction. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kṛtam (कृतम्) is done. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. anye (अन्ये) is others. It stands as nominative plural. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as anyena. karma (कर्म) is an action. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. prati-saṃve-dayeda (प्रति-संवे-दयेद) is a compound: toward, against, saṃve (संवे), and dayeda (दयेद). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. anya (अन्य) is other. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. evam (एवम्) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. ādi (आदि) is the beginning, and the rest. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) is is forced as a consequence. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-saṃve-dayeda (प्रति-संवे-दयेद) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as anyena.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ucchedaḥ (उच्छेदः) and karma-ṇāṃa (कर्म-णांअ).