2.13
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 2. Gatāgata (गतागत) / 2.13
न पूर्वं गमनारम्भाद् गम्यमानं न वा गतम् यत्रारभ्येत गमनमगते गमनं कुतः
na pūrvaṃ gamanārambhād gamyamānaṃ na vā gatam yatrārabhyeta gamanam agate gamanaṃ kutaḥ
The line
Not the earlier, because of a compound: going, and a making by parts, being gone over, not or, gone, yatrārabhyeta (यत्रारभ्येत), a going, in not gone, a going, from where, how.
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: na (न) + pūrvaṃ (पूर्वं) + gamana-ārambhāt (गमन-आरम्भात्) + gamyamānaṃ (गम्यमानं) + na (न) + vā (वा) + gatam (गतम्) + yatrārabhyeta (यत्रारभ्येत) + gamanam (गमनम्) + agate (अगते) + gamanaṃ (गमनं) + kutaḥ (कुतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| pūrvaṃ (पूर्वं) | accusative singular, masculine | the earlier |
| gamana-ārambhāt (गमन-आरम्भात्) | ablative singular | a compound: going, and a making by parts. Read it from the end |
| gamyamānaṃ (गम्यमानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | being gone over |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| gatam (गतम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | gone |
| yatrārabhyeta (यत्रारभ्येत) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| gamanam (गमनम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a going |
| agate (अगते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | not gone |
| gamanaṃ (गमनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a going |
| kutaḥ (कुतः) | indeclinable | from where, how |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. pūrvaṃ (पूर्वं) is the earlier. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. gamana-ārambhāt (गमन-आरम्भात्) is a compound: going, and a making by parts. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it gamanārambhād (गमनारम्भाद्). gamyamānaṃ (गम्यमानं) is being gone over. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
gatam (गतम्) is gone. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yatrārabhyeta (यत्रारभ्येत) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. gamanam (गमनम्) is a going. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. agate (अगते) is not gone. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. gamanaṃ (गमनं) is a going. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. kutaḥ (कुतः) is from where, how. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
gamana-ārambhāt (गमन-आरम्भात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it gamanārambhād (गमनारम्भाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pūrvaṃ (पूर्वं) and gamana-ārambhāt (गमन-आरम्भात्).