2.11
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 2. Gatāgata (गतागत) / 2.11
गमने द्वे प्रसज्येते गन्ता यद्युत गच्छति गन्तेति चाज्यते येन गन्ता सन् यच् च गच्छति
gamane dve prasajyete gantā yadyuta gacchati ganteti cājyate yena gantā san yac ca gacchati
The line
In going, in two, in prasajyeta (प्रसज्येत), a goer, if. yadi before a vowel, or else, then, goes, a goer thus and, is driven, by means of by which, a goer, being. sat before n, which. yat before c and, goes.
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: gamane (गमने) + dve (द्वे) + prasajyete (प्रसज्येते) + gantā (गन्ता) + yady (यद्य्) + uta (उत) + gacchati (गच्छति) + gantā (गन्ता) + iti (इति) + ca (च) + ajyate (अज्यते) + yena (येन) + gantā (गन्ता) + san (सन्) + yac (यच्) + ca (च) + gacchati (गच्छति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| gamane (गमने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | going |
| dve (द्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | two |
| prasajyete (प्रसज्येते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | prasajyeta (प्रसज्येत) |
| gantā (गन्ता) | nominative singular, masculine | a goer |
| yady (यद्य्) | indeclinable | if. yadi before a vowel |
| uta (उत) | indeclinable | or else, then |
| gacchati (गच्छति) | present, third person singular | goes |
| gantā (गन्ता) | nominative singular, masculine | a goer |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| ajyate (अज्यते) | present, third person singular | is driven |
| yena (येन) | instrumental singular | by which |
| gantā (गन्ता) | nominative singular, masculine | a goer |
| san (सन्) | nominative singular, masculine | being. sat before n |
| yac (यच्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which. yat before c |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| gacchati (गच्छति) | present, third person singular | goes |
The phrases
gamane (गमने) is going. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. dve (द्वे) is two. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. prasajyete (प्रसज्येते) is prasajyeta (प्रसज्येत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. gantā (गन्ता) is a goer. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. yady (यद्य्) is if. yadi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. uta (उत) is or else, then. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as yadyuta. gacchati (गच्छति) is goes. It stands as present, third person singular. gantā (गन्ता) is a goer. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as ganteti.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. ajyate (अज्यते) is is driven. It stands as present, third person singular. The line joins them as cājyate (चाज्यते). yena (येन) is by which. It stands as instrumental singular. gantā (गन्ता) is a goer. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. san (सन्) is being. sat before n. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. yac (यच्) is which. yat before c. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. gacchati (गच्छति) is goes. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
prasajyete (प्रसज्येते) is locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as yadyuta. The line joins it on as ganteti. The line joins them as cājyate (चाज्यते).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss gamane (गमने) and dve (द्वे).