3.5
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 3. Cakṣurādīndriya (चक्षुरादीन्द्रिय) / 3.5
पश्यति दर्शनं नैव नैव पश्यत्यदर्शनम् व्याख्यातो दर्शनेनैव द्रष्टा चाप्यवगम्यताम्
paśyati darśanaṃ naiva naiva paśyaty adarśanam vyākhyāto darśanenaiva draṣṭā cāpy avagamyatām
The line
Sees, seeing, not just, not just, paśyaty (पश्यत्य्), adarśana (अदर्शन), explained, by means of seeing just, the seer and, also, even. api before a vowel, of avagamyata (अवगम्यत).
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: paśyati (पश्यति) + darśanaṃ (दर्शनं) + na (न) + eva (एव) + na (न) + eva (एव) + paśyaty (पश्यत्य्) + adarśanam (अदर्शनम्) + vyākhyātaḥ (व्याख्यातः) + darśanena (दर्शनेन) + eva (एव) + draṣṭā (द्रष्टा) + ca (च) + apy (अप्य्) + avagamyatām (अवगम्यताम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| paśyati (पश्यति) | present, third person singular | sees |
| darśanaṃ (दर्शनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | seeing |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| paśyaty (पश्यत्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| adarśanam (अदर्शनम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | adarśana (अदर्शन) |
| vyākhyātaḥ (व्याख्यातः) | nominative singular, masculine | explained |
| darśanena (दर्शनेन) | instrumental singular | seeing |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| draṣṭā (द्रष्टा) | nominative singular, masculine | the seer |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| avagamyatām (अवगम्यताम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | avagamyata (अवगम्यत) |
The phrases
paśyati (पश्यति) is sees. It stands as present, third person singular. darśanaṃ (दर्शनं) is seeing. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as naiva. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as naiva. paśyaty (पश्यत्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. adarśanam (अदर्शनम्) is adarśana (अदर्शन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
vyākhyātaḥ (व्याख्यातः) is explained. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it vyākhyāto (व्याख्यातो). darśanena (दर्शनेन) is seeing. It stands as instrumental singular. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as darśanenaiva (दर्शनेनैव). draṣṭā (द्रष्टा) is the seer. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as cāpy (चाप्य्). avagamyatām (अवगम्यताम्) is avagamyata (अवगम्यत). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
Sanskrit in this line
avagamyatām (अवगम्यताम्) is genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as naiva. The line joins them as naiva. The line writes it vyākhyāto (व्याख्यातो). The line joins it on as darśanenaiva (दर्शनेनैव). The line joins them as cāpy (चाप्य्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss paśyati (पश्यति) and darśanaṃ (दर्शनं).