2.6
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 2. Gatāgata (गतागत) / 2.6
द्वौ गन्तारौ प्रसज्येते प्रसक्ते गमनद्वये गन्तारं हि तिरस्कृत्य गमनं नोपपद्यते
dvau gantārau prasajyete prasakte gamanadvaye gantāraṃ hi tiraskṛtya gamanaṃ nopapadyate
The line
Two, gantāra (गन्तार), in prasajyeta (प्रसज्येत), in forced as a consequence, in a compound: going, and a pair, a goer. Having set aside, a going, does not fit.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 2. Gatāgata (गतागत). What has gone and what has not gone. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: dvau (द्वौ) + gantārau (गन्तारौ) + prasajyete (प्रसज्येते) + prasakte (प्रसक्ते) + gamana-dvaye (गमन-द्वये) + gantāraṃ (गन्तारं) + hi (हि) + tiraskṛtya (तिरस्कृत्य) + gamanaṃ (गमनं) + nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dvau (द्वौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | two |
| gantārau (गन्तारौ) | nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular | gantāra (गन्तार) |
| prasajyete (प्रसज्येते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | prasajyeta (प्रसज्येत) |
| prasakte (प्रसक्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | forced as a consequence |
| gamana-dvaye (गमन-द्वये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: going, and a pair. Read it from the end |
| gantāraṃ (गन्तारं) | accusative singular, masculine | a goer |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| tiraskṛtya (तिरस्कृत्य) | the stem, as the line writes it | having set aside |
| gamanaṃ (गमनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a going |
| nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) | present, third person singular | does not fit |
The phrases
dvau (द्वौ) is two. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. gantārau (गन्तारौ) is gantāra (गन्तार). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, or locative singular. prasajyete (प्रसज्येते) is prasajyeta (प्रसज्येत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. prasakte (प्रसक्ते) is forced as a consequence. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. gamana-dvaye (गमन-द्वये) is a compound: going, and a pair. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
gantāraṃ (गन्तारं) is a goer. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. tiraskṛtya (तिरस्कृत्य) is having set aside. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. gamanaṃ (गमनं) is a going. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) is does not fit. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
gamana-dvaye (गमन-द्वये) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dvau (द्वौ) and gantārau (गन्तारौ).