5.1
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 5. Dhātu (धातु) / 5.1
नाकाशं विद्यते किंचित् पूर्वमाकाशलक्षणातलक्षणं प्रसज्येत स्यात् पूर्वं यदि लक्षणात्
nākāśaṃ vidyate kiṃcit pūrvam ākāśalakṣaṇāt alakṣaṇaṃ prasajyeta syāt pūrvaṃ yadi lakṣaṇāt
The line
Not akāśa (अकाश), is found, what, some, at all, the earlier, because of a compound: space, and a mark, alakṣaṇa (अलक्षण), prasajyeta (प्रसज्येत), it would be, let it be granted, the earlier, if, because of a mark.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 5. Dhātu (धातु). The elements. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: na (न) + akāśaṃ (अकाशं) + vidyate (विद्यते) + kiṃ (किं) + cit (चित्) + pūrvam (पूर्वम्) + ākāśa-lakṣaṇāt (आकाश-लक्षणात्) + alakṣaṇaṃ (अलक्षणं) + prasajyeta (प्रसज्येत) + syāt (स्यात्) + pūrvaṃ (पूर्वं) + yadi (यदि) + lakṣaṇāt (लक्षणात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| akāśaṃ (अकाशं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | akāśa (अकाश) |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
| kiṃ (किं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what |
| cit (चित्) | indeclinable | some, at all |
| pūrvam (पूर्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine | the earlier |
| ākāśa-lakṣaṇāt (आकाश-लक्षणात्) | ablative singular | a compound: space, and a mark. Read it from the end |
| alakṣaṇaṃ (अलक्षणं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | alakṣaṇa (अलक्षण) |
| prasajyeta (प्रसज्येत) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| pūrvaṃ (पूर्वं) | accusative singular, masculine | the earlier |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| lakṣaṇāt (लक्षणात्) | ablative singular | a mark |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. akāśaṃ (अकाशं) is akāśa (अकाश). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular. kiṃ (किं) is what. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. cit (चित्) is some, at all. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as kiṃcit (किंचित्). pūrvam (पूर्वम्) is the earlier. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. ākāśa-lakṣaṇāt (आकाश-लक्षणात्) is a compound: space, and a mark. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
alakṣaṇaṃ (अलक्षणं) is alakṣaṇa (अलक्षण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. prasajyeta (प्रसज्येत) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. pūrvaṃ (पूर्वं) is the earlier. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. lakṣaṇāt (लक्षणात्) is a mark. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
ākāśa-lakṣaṇāt (आकाश-लक्षणात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as kiṃcit (किंचित्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss akāśaṃ (अकाशं) and vidyate (विद्यते).