3.8
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 3. Cakṣurādīndriya (चक्षुरादीन्द्रिय) / 3.8
द्रष्टव्यदर्शनाभावाद् विज्ञानादिचतुष्टयम् नास्तीत्युपादानादीनि भविष्यन्ति पुनः कथम्
draṣṭavyadarśanābhāvād vijñānādicatuṣṭayam nāstīty upādānādīni bhaviṣyanti punaḥ katham
The line
Because of a compound: draṣṭavya (द्रष्टव्य), seeing, and absence, vijñānādicatuṣṭaya (विज्ञानादिचतुष्टय), is not thus, in upādānādīna (उपादानादीन), in bhaviṣyanta (भविष्यन्त), again, 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: draṣṭavya-darśana-abhāvāt (द्रष्टव्य-दर्शन-अभावात्) + vijñānādicatuṣṭayam (विज्ञानादिचतुष्टयम्) + nāsti (नास्ति) + ity (इत्य्) + upādānādīni (उपादानादीनि) + bhaviṣyanti (भविष्यन्ति) + punaḥ (पुनः) + katham (कथम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| draṣṭavya-darśana-abhāvāt (द्रष्टव्य-दर्शन-अभावात्) | ablative singular | a compound: draṣṭavya (द्रष्टव्य), seeing, and absence. Read it from the end |
| vijñānādicatuṣṭayam (विज्ञानादिचतुष्टयम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | vijñānādicatuṣṭaya (विज्ञानादिचतुष्टय) |
| nāsti (नास्ति) | present, third person singular | is not |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| upādānādīni (उपादानादीनि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | upādānādīna (उपादानादीन) |
| bhaviṣyanti (भविष्यन्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | bhaviṣyanta (भविष्यन्त) |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| katham (कथम्) | indeclinable | how |
The phrases
draṣṭavya-darśana-abhāvāt (द्रष्टव्य-दर्शन-अभावात्) is a compound: draṣṭavya (द्रष्टव्य), seeing, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it draṣṭavyadarśanābhāvād (द्रष्टव्यदर्शनाभावाद्). vijñānādicatuṣṭayam (विज्ञानादिचतुष्टयम्) is vijñānādicatuṣṭaya (विज्ञानादिचतुष्टय). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. nāsti (नास्ति) is is not. It stands as present, third person singular. ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as nāstīty (नास्तीत्य्).
upādānādīni (उपादानादीनि) is upādānādīna (उपादानादीन). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. bhaviṣyanti (भविष्यन्ति) is bhaviṣyanta (भविष्यन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. katham (कथम्) is how. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
draṣṭavya-darśana-abhāvāt (द्रष्टव्य-दर्शन-अभावात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it draṣṭavyadarśanābhāvād (द्रष्टव्यदर्शनाभावाद्). The line joins them as nāstīty (नास्तीत्य्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss draṣṭavya-darśana-abhāvāt (द्रष्टव्य-दर्शन-अभावात्) and vijñānādicatuṣṭayam (विज्ञानादिचतुष्टयम्).