5.2
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 5. Dhātu (धातु) / 5.2
अलक्षणो न कश्चिच् च भावः संविद्यते क्व चितसत्यलक्षणे भावे क्रमतां कुह लक्षणम्
alakṣaṇo na kaścic ca bhāvaḥ saṃvidyate kva cit asaty alakṣaṇe bhāve kramatāṃ kuha lakṣaṇam
The line
alakṣaṇa (अलक्षण), not kaścic (कश्चिच्) and, a being, a state, in saṃvidyata (संविद्यत), where, some, at all, not truth, in alakṣaṇa (अलक्षण), in in a state, a compound: order, and tāṃa (तांअ), kuha (कुह), 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: alakṣaṇo (अलक्षणो) + na (न) + kaścic (कश्चिच्) + ca (च) + bhāvaḥ (भावः) + saṃvidyate (संविद्यते) + kva (क्व) + cit (चित्) + a-satya (अ-सत्य) + alakṣaṇe (अलक्षणे) + bhāve (भावे) + krama-tāṃa (क्रम-तांअ) + kuha (कुह) + lakṣaṇam (लक्षणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| alakṣaṇo (अलक्षणो) | nominative singular, masculine | alakṣaṇa (अलक्षण) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| kaścic (कश्चिच्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| bhāvaḥ (भावः) | nominative singular, masculine | a being, a state |
| saṃvidyate (संविद्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | saṃvidyata (संविद्यत) |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where |
| cit (चित्) | indeclinable | some, at all |
| a-satya (अ-सत्य) | the stem, as the line writes it | not truth |
| alakṣaṇe (अलक्षणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | alakṣaṇa (अलक्षण) |
| bhāve (भावे) | locative singular | in a state |
| krama-tāṃa (क्रम-तांअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: order, and tāṃa (तांअ). Read it from the end |
| kuha (कुह) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| lakṣaṇam (लक्षणम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a mark |
The phrases
alakṣaṇo (अलक्षणो) is alakṣaṇa (अलक्षण). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. kaścic (कश्चिच्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. bhāvaḥ (भावः) is a being, a state. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. saṃvidyate (संविद्यते) is saṃvidyata (संविद्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. kva (क्व) is where. It stands as indeclinable.
cit (चित्) is some, at all. It stands as indeclinable. a-satya (अ-सत्य) is not truth. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. alakṣaṇe (अलक्षणे) is alakṣaṇa (अलक्षण). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. bhāve (भावे) is in a state. It stands as locative singular. krama-tāṃa (क्रम-तांअ) is a compound: order, and tāṃa (तांअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. kuha (कुह) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. lakṣaṇam (लक्षणम्) is a mark. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃvidyate (संविद्यते) is locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss alakṣaṇo (अलक्षणो) and kaścic (कश्चिच्).