5.5
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 5. Dhātu (धातु) / 5.5
तस्मान् न विद्यते लक्ष्यं लक्षणं नैव विद्यते लक्ष्यलक्षणनिर्मुक्तो नैव भावोऽपि विद्यते
tasmān na vidyate lakṣyaṃ lakṣaṇaṃ naiva vidyate lakṣyalakṣaṇanirmukto naiva bhāvo 'pi vidyate
The line
Therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n, not is found, lakṣya (लक्ष्य), a mark, not just, is found, a compound: lakṣya (लक्ष्य), a mark, and nirmukta (निर्मुक्त), not just, a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound even, is found.
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: tasmān (तस्मान्) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते) + lakṣyaṃ (लक्ष्यं) + lakṣaṇaṃ (लक्षणं) + na (न) + eva (एव) + vidyate (विद्यते) + lakṣya-lakṣaṇa-nirmuktaḥ (लक्ष्य-लक्षण-निर्मुक्तः) + na (न) + eva (एव) + bhāvo (भावो) + api (अपि) + vidyate (विद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasmān (तस्मान्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
| lakṣyaṃ (लक्ष्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | lakṣya (लक्ष्य) |
| lakṣaṇaṃ (लक्षणं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a mark |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
| lakṣya-lakṣaṇa-nirmuktaḥ (लक्ष्य-लक्षण-निर्मुक्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: lakṣya (लक्ष्य), a mark, and nirmukta (निर्मुक्त). Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| bhāvo (भावो) | nominative singular, masculine | a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
The phrases
tasmān (तस्मान्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular. lakṣyaṃ (लक्ष्यं) is lakṣya (लक्ष्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. lakṣaṇaṃ (लक्षणं) is a mark. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as naiva.
vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular. lakṣya-lakṣaṇa-nirmuktaḥ (लक्ष्य-लक्षण-निर्मुक्तः) is a compound: lakṣya (लक्ष्य), a mark, and nirmukta (निर्मुक्त). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it lakṣyalakṣaṇanirmukto (लक्ष्यलक्षणनिर्मुक्तो). na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as naiva. bhāvo (भावो) is a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
lakṣya-lakṣaṇa-nirmuktaḥ (लक्ष्य-लक्षण-निर्मुक्तः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as naiva. The line writes it lakṣyalakṣaṇanirmukto (लक्ष्यलक्षणनिर्मुक्तो). The line joins them as naiva. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tasmān (तस्मान्) and vidyate (विद्यते).