5.6
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 5. Dhātu (धातु) / 5.6
अविद्यमाने भावे च कस्याभावो भविष्यति भावाभावविधर्मा च भावाभावाववैति कः
avidyamāne bhāve ca kasyābhāvo bhaviṣyati bhāvābhāvavidharmā ca bhāvābhāvāv avaiti kaḥ
The line
In a compound: avidya (अविद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing, in in a state and, of of whom, absence, will be, a compound: a state, absence, and vidharma (विधर्म) and, bhāvābhāvāv (भावाभावाव्), in avaita (अवैत), who.
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: avidya-māne (अविद्य-माने) + bhāve (भावे) + ca (च) + kasya (कस्य) + abhāvaḥ (अभावः) + bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) + bhāva-abhāva-vidharmā (भाव-अभाव-विधर्मा) + ca (च) + bhāvābhāvāv (भावाभावाव्) + avaiti (अवैति) + kaḥ (कः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avidya-māne (अविद्य-माने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: avidya (अविद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| bhāve (भावे) | locative singular | in a state |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| kasya (कस्य) | genitive singular | of whom |
| abhāvaḥ (अभावः) | nominative singular, masculine | absence |
| bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) | future, third person singular | will be |
| bhāva-abhāva-vidharmā (भाव-अभाव-विधर्मा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: a state, absence, and vidharma (विधर्म). Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| bhāvābhāvāv (भावाभावाव्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| avaiti (अवैति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | avaita (अवैत) |
| kaḥ (कः) | nominative singular, masculine | who |
The phrases
avidya-māne (अविद्य-माने) is a compound: avidya (अविद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. bhāve (भावे) is in a state. It stands as locative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. kasya (कस्य) is of whom. It stands as genitive singular. abhāvaḥ (अभावः) is absence. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as kasyābhāvo (कस्याभावो). bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) is will be. It stands as future, third person singular.
bhāva-abhāva-vidharmā (भाव-अभाव-विधर्मा) is a compound: a state, absence, and vidharma (विधर्म). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. bhāvābhāvāv (भावाभावाव्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. avaiti (अवैति) is avaita (अवैत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. kaḥ (कः) is who. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
bhāva-abhāva-vidharmā (भाव-अभाव-विधर्मा) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as kasyābhāvo (कस्याभावो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss avidya-māne (अविद्य-माने) and bhāve (भावे).