4.8
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 4. Skandha (स्कन्ध) / 4.8
विग्रहे यः परीहारं कृते शून्यतया वदेत् सर्वं तस्यापरिहृतं समं साध्येन जायते
vigrahe yaḥ parīhāraṃ kṛte śūnyatayā vadet sarvaṃ tasyāparihṛtaṃ samaṃ sādhyena jāyate
The line
In a turn in the passage between births, who, which, parīhāra (परीहार), in made, done, a compound: empty, and taya (तय), vadet (वदेत्), all, tasyāparihṛta (तस्यापरिहृत), an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, by means of what is to be established, arises, is born.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 4. Skandha (स्कन्ध). The aggregates. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: vigrahe (विग्रहे) + yaḥ (यः) + parīhāraṃ (परीहारं) + kṛte (कृते) + śūnya-tayā (शून्य-तया) + vadet (वदेत्) + sarvaṃ (सर्वं) + tasyāparihṛtaṃ (तस्यापरिहृतं) + samaṃ (समं) + sādhyena (साध्येन) + jāyate (जायते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vigrahe (विग्रहे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a turn in the passage between births |
| yaḥ (यः) | nominative singular, masculine | who, which |
| parīhāraṃ (परीहारं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | parīhāra (परीहार) |
| kṛte (कृते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | made, done |
| śūnya-tayā (शून्य-तया) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: empty, and taya (तय). Read it from the end |
| vadet (वदेत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| sarvaṃ (सर्वं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | all |
| tasyāparihṛtaṃ (तस्यापरिहृतं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tasyāparihṛta (तस्यापरिहृत) |
| samaṃ (समं) | accusative singular, masculine | an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back |
| sādhyena (साध्येन) | instrumental singular | what is to be established |
| jāyate (जायते) | present, third person singular | arises, is born |
The phrases
vigrahe (विग्रहे) is a turn in the passage between births. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. yaḥ (यः) is who, which. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. parīhāraṃ (परीहारं) is parīhāra (परीहार). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. kṛte (कृते) is made, done. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. śūnya-tayā (शून्य-तया) is a compound: empty, and taya (तय). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. vadet (वदेत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
sarvaṃ (सर्वं) is all. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tasyāparihṛtaṃ (तस्यापरिहृतं) is tasyāparihṛta (तस्यापरिहृत). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. samaṃ (समं) is an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. sādhyena (साध्येन) is what is to be established. It stands as instrumental singular. jāyate (जायते) is arises, is born. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
tasyāparihṛtaṃ (तस्यापरिहृतं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vigrahe (विग्रहे) and yaḥ (यः).