4.9
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 4. Skandha (स्कन्ध) / 4.9
व्याख्याने य उपालम्भं कृते शून्यतया वदेत् सर्वं तस्यानुपालब्धं समं साध्येन जायते
vyākhyāne ya upālambhaṃ kṛte śūnyatayā vadet sarvaṃ tasyānupālabdhaṃ samaṃ sādhyena jāyate
The line
In vyākhyāna (व्याख्यान), ya (य), an attack, in made, done, a compound: empty, and taya (तय), vadet (वदेत्), all, tasyānupālabdha (तस्यानुपालब्ध), 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: vyākhyāne (व्याख्याने) + ya (य) + upālambhaṃ (उपालम्भं) + kṛte (कृते) + śūnya-tayā (शून्य-तया) + vadet (वदेत्) + sarvaṃ (सर्वं) + tasyānupālabdhaṃ (तस्यानुपालब्धं) + samaṃ (समं) + sādhyena (साध्येन) + jāyate (जायते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vyākhyāne (व्याख्याने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | vyākhyāna (व्याख्यान) |
| ya (य) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| upālambhaṃ (उपालम्भं) | accusative singular, masculine | an attack |
| 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 |
| tasyānupālabdhaṃ (तस्यानुपालब्धं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | tasyānupālabdha (तस्यानुपालब्ध) |
| 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
vyākhyāne (व्याख्याने) is vyākhyāna (व्याख्यान). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ya (य) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. upālambhaṃ (उपालम्भं) is an attack. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. 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. tasyānupālabdhaṃ (तस्यानुपालब्धं) is tasyānupālabdha (तस्यानुपालब्ध). 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
tasyānupālabdhaṃ (तस्यानुपालब्धं) 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 vyākhyāne (व्याख्याने) and ya (य).