3.2
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 3. Cakṣurādīndriya (चक्षुरादीन्द्रिय) / 3.2
स्वमात्मानं दर्शनं हि तत् तमेव न पश्यति न पश्यति यदात्मानं कथं द्रक्ष्यति तत् परान्
svam ātmānaṃ darśanaṃ hi tat tam eva na paśyati na paśyati yad ātmānaṃ kathaṃ drakṣyati tat parān
The line
One's own, the self, seeing. That, him, that just, not sees, not sees, which, the self, how, in drakṣyata (द्रक्ष्यत), that, another, the higher.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 3. Cakṣurādīndriya (चक्षुरादीन्द्रिय). The eye and the other senses. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: svam (स्वम्) + ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) + darśanaṃ (दर्शनं) + hi (हि) + tat (तत्) + tam (तम्) + eva (एव) + na (न) + paśyati (पश्यति) + na (न) + paśyati (पश्यति) + yad (यद्) + ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) + kathaṃ (कथं) + drakṣyati (द्रक्ष्यति) + tat (तत्) + parān (परान्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svam (स्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | one's own |
| ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) | accusative singular | the self |
| darśanaṃ (दर्शनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | seeing |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| tat (तत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| tam (तम्) | accusative singular, masculine | him, that |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| paśyati (पश्यति) | present, third person singular | sees |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| paśyati (पश्यति) | present, third person singular | sees |
| yad (यद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which |
| ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) | accusative singular | the self |
| kathaṃ (कथं) | indeclinable | how |
| drakṣyati (द्रक्ष्यति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | drakṣyata (द्रक्ष्यत) |
| tat (तत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| parān (परान्) | accusative plural, masculine | another, the higher |
The phrases
svam (स्वम्) is one's own. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) is the self. It stands as accusative singular. darśanaṃ (दर्शनं) is seeing. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. tat (तत्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tam (तम्) is him, that. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. paśyati (पश्यति) is sees. It stands as present, third person singular.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. paśyati (पश्यति) is sees. It stands as present, third person singular. yad (यद्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं) is the self. It stands as accusative singular. kathaṃ (कथं) is how. It stands as indeclinable. drakṣyati (द्रक्ष्यति) is drakṣyata (द्रक्ष्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. tat (तत्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. parān (परान्) is another, the higher. It stands as accusative plural, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
drakṣyati (द्रक्ष्यति) is locative singular, or nominative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svam (स्वम्) and ātmānaṃ (आत्मानं).