2.12
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 2. Gatāgata (गतागत) / 2.12
गते नारभ्यते गन्तुं गन्तुं नारभ्यतेऽगते नारभ्यते गम्यमाने गन्तुमारभ्यते कुह
gate nārabhyate gantuṃ gantuṃ nārabhyate 'gate nārabhyate gamyamāne gantum ārabhyate kuha
The line
In gone, not in arabhyata (अरभ्यत), ganta (गन्त), ganta (गन्त), not in arabhyata (अरभ्यत), in not gone, not in arabhyata (अरभ्यत), in being gone over, ganta (गन्त), in ārabhyata (आरभ्यत), kuha (कुह).
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: gate (गते) + na (न) + arabhyate (अरभ्यते) + gantuṃ (गन्तुं) + gantuṃ (गन्तुं) + na (न) + arabhyate (अरभ्यते) + agate (अगते) + na (न) + arabhyate (अरभ्यते) + gamyamāne (गम्यमाने) + gantum (गन्तुम्) + ārabhyate (आरभ्यते) + kuha (कुह)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| gate (गते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | gone |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| arabhyate (अरभ्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | arabhyata (अरभ्यत) |
| gantuṃ (गन्तुं) | accusative singular | ganta (गन्त) |
| gantuṃ (गन्तुं) | accusative singular | ganta (गन्त) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| arabhyate (अरभ्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | arabhyata (अरभ्यत) |
| agate (अगते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | not gone |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| arabhyate (अरभ्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | arabhyata (अरभ्यत) |
| gamyamāne (गम्यमाने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | being gone over |
| gantum (गन्तुम्) | accusative singular | ganta (गन्त) |
| ārabhyate (आरभ्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | ārabhyata (आरभ्यत) |
| kuha (कुह) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
gate (गते) is gone. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. arabhyate (अरभ्यते) is arabhyata (अरभ्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. gantuṃ (गन्तुं) is ganta (गन्त). It stands as accusative singular. gantuṃ (गन्तुं) is ganta (गन्त). It stands as accusative singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. arabhyate (अरभ्यते) is arabhyata (अरभ्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
agate (अगते) is not gone. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. arabhyate (अरभ्यते) is arabhyata (अरभ्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. gamyamāne (गम्यमाने) is being gone over. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. gantum (गन्तुम्) is ganta (गन्त). It stands as accusative singular. ārabhyate (आरभ्यते) is ārabhyata (आरभ्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. kuha (कुह) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss gate (गते) and arabhyate (अरभ्यते).