2.19
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 2. Gatāgata (गतागत) / 2.19
यदेव गमनं गन्ता स एव हि भवेद् यदि एकीभावः प्रसज्येत कर्तुः कर्मण एव च
yad eva gamanaṃ gantā sa eva hi bhaved yadi ekībhāvaḥ prasajyeta kartuḥ karmaṇa eva ca
The line
Which just, a going, a goer, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant just. Would be. bhavet before a voiced sound, if, ekībhāva (एकीभाव), prasajyeta (प्रसज्येत), of an agent, karmaṇa (कर्मण) just and.
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: yad (यद्) + eva (एव) + gamanaṃ (गमनं) + gantā (गन्ता) + sa (स) + eva (एव) + hi (हि) + bhaved (भवेद्) + yadi (यदि) + ekībhāvaḥ (एकीभावः) + prasajyeta (प्रसज्येत) + kartuḥ (कर्तुः) + karmaṇa (कर्मण) + eva (एव) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yad (यद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| gamanaṃ (गमनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a going |
| gantā (गन्ता) | nominative singular, masculine | a goer |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| bhaved (भवेद्) | optative, third person singular | would be. bhavet before a voiced sound |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| ekībhāvaḥ (एकीभावः) | nominative singular, masculine | ekībhāva (एकीभाव) |
| prasajyeta (प्रसज्येत) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| kartuḥ (कर्तुः) | genitive or ablative singular, masculine | an agent |
| karmaṇa (कर्मण) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
yad (यद्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. gamanaṃ (गमनं) is a going. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. gantā (गन्ता) is a goer. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. bhaved (भवेद्) is would be. bhavet before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular.
yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. ekībhāvaḥ (एकीभावः) is ekībhāva (एकीभाव). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prasajyeta (प्रसज्येत) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. kartuḥ (कर्तुः) is an agent. It stands as genitive or ablative singular, masculine. karmaṇa (कर्मण) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
prasajyeta (प्रसज्येत) is the form as the line writes it. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss gamanaṃ (गमनं) and gantā (गन्ता).