2.21
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 2. Gatāgata (गतागत) / 2.21
एकीभावेन वा सिद्धिर् नानाभावेन वा ययोः न विद्यते तयोः सिद्धिः कथं नु खलु विद्यते
ekībhāvena vā siddhir nānābhāvena vā yayoḥ na vidyate tayoḥ siddhiḥ kathaṃ nu khalu vidyate
The line
By means of ekībhāva (एकीभाव) or, establishment, by means of a compound: nānā (नाना), and a state or, of of which two, not is found, of of the two, in the two, establishment, how, is found.
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: ekībhāvena (एकीभावेन) + vā (वा) + siddhiḥ (सिद्धिः) + nānā-bhāvena (नाना-भावेन) + vā (वा) + yayoḥ (ययोः) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते) + tayoḥ (तयोः) + siddhiḥ (सिद्धिः) + kathaṃ (कथं) + nu (नु) + khalu (खलु) + vidyate (विद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekībhāvena (एकीभावेन) | instrumental singular | ekībhāva (एकीभाव) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| siddhiḥ (सिद्धिः) | nominative singular | establishment |
| nānā-bhāvena (नाना-भावेन) | instrumental singular | a compound: nānā (नाना), and a state. Read it from the end |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| yayoḥ (ययोः) | genitive or locative dual | of which two |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
| tayoḥ (तयोः) | genitive or locative dual | of the two, in the two |
| siddhiḥ (सिद्धिः) | nominative singular | establishment |
| kathaṃ (कथं) | indeclinable | how |
| nu (नु) | indeclinable | then |
| khalu (खलु) | indeclinable | indeed |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
The phrases
ekībhāvena (एकीभावेन) is ekībhāva (एकीभाव). It stands as instrumental singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. siddhiḥ (सिद्धिः) is establishment. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it siddhir. nānā-bhāvena (नाना-भावेन) is a compound: nānā (नाना), and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental singular. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. yayoḥ (ययोः) is of which two. It stands as genitive or locative dual. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular. tayoḥ (तयोः) is of the two, in the two. It stands as genitive or locative dual. siddhiḥ (सिद्धिः) is establishment. It stands as nominative singular. kathaṃ (कथं) is how. It stands as indeclinable. nu (नु) is then. It stands as indeclinable. khalu (खलु) is indeed. It stands as indeclinable. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nānā-bhāvena (नाना-भावेन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it siddhir.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ekībhāvena (एकीभावेन) and siddhiḥ (सिद्धिः).