3.6
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 3. Cakṣurādīndriya (चक्षुरादीन्द्रिय) / 3.6
द्रष्टा नास्त्यतिरस्कृत्य तिरस्कृत्य च दर्शनम् द्रष्टव्यं दर्शनं चैव द्रष्टर्यसति ते कुतः
draṣṭā nāsty atiraskṛtya tiraskṛtya ca darśanam draṣṭavyaṃ darśanaṃ caiva draṣṭary asati te kutaḥ
The line
The seer, is not. nāsti (नास्ति) before a vowel, not having set aside, having set aside and, seeing, draṣṭavya (द्रष्टव्य), seeing and just, draṣṭary (द्रष्टर्य्), in what is not, they, those, from where, how.
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: draṣṭā (द्रष्टा) + nāsty (नास्त्य्) + a-tiraskṛtya (अ-तिरस्कृत्य) + tiraskṛtya (तिरस्कृत्य) + ca (च) + darśanam (दर्शनम्) + draṣṭavyaṃ (द्रष्टव्यं) + darśanaṃ (दर्शनं) + ca (च) + eva (एव) + draṣṭary (द्रष्टर्य्) + asati (असति) + te (ते) + kutaḥ (कुतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| draṣṭā (द्रष्टा) | nominative singular, masculine | the seer |
| nāsty (नास्त्य्) | present, third person singular | is not. nāsti (नास्ति) before a vowel |
| a-tiraskṛtya (अ-तिरस्कृत्य) | the stem, as the line writes it | not having set aside |
| tiraskṛtya (तिरस्कृत्य) | the stem, as the line writes it | having set aside |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| darśanam (दर्शनम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | seeing |
| draṣṭavyaṃ (द्रष्टव्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | draṣṭavya (द्रष्टव्य) |
| darśanaṃ (दर्शनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | seeing |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| draṣṭary (द्रष्टर्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| asati (असति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | what is not |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| kutaḥ (कुतः) | indeclinable | from where, how |
The phrases
draṣṭā (द्रष्टा) is the seer. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. nāsty (नास्त्य्) is is not. nāsti (नास्ति) before a vowel. It stands as present, third person singular. a-tiraskṛtya (अ-तिरस्कृत्य) is not having set aside. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. tiraskṛtya (तिरस्कृत्य) is having set aside. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. darśanam (दर्शनम्) is seeing. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. draṣṭavyaṃ (द्रष्टव्यं) is draṣṭavya (द्रष्टव्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
darśanaṃ (दर्शनं) is seeing. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as caiva. draṣṭary (द्रष्टर्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. asati (असति) is what is not. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. kutaḥ (कुतः) is from where, how. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
a-tiraskṛtya (अ-तिरस्कृत्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as caiva.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss draṣṭā (द्रष्टा) and nāsty (नास्त्य्).