6.5
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 6. Rāgarakta (रागरक्त) / 6.5
एकत्वे सहभावश् चेत् स्यात् सहायं विनापि सः पृथक्त्वे सहभावश् चेत् स्यात् सहायं विनापि सः
ekatve sahabhāvaś cet syāt sahāyaṃ vināpi saḥ pṛthaktve sahabhāvaś cet syāt sahāyaṃ vināpi saḥ
The line
If you say that in a compound: one, and the state of being that, together with, a being, a state, then it would be, let it be granted, together with, this, without even, he, that, in separateness, together with, a being, a state, if you say, if, it would be, let it be granted, together with, this, without even, he, that.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 6. Rāgarakta (रागरक्त). Passion and the one who is passionate. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: eka-tve (एक-त्वे) + saha (सह) + bhāvaḥ (भावः) + cet (चेत्) + syāt (स्यात्) + saha (सह) + ayaṃ (अयं) + vinā (विना) + api (अपि) + saḥ (सः) + pṛthaktve (पृथक्त्वे) + saha (सह) + bhāvaḥ (भावः) + cet (चेत्) + syāt (स्यात्) + saha (सह) + ayaṃ (अयं) + vinā (विना) + api (अपि) + saḥ (सः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| eka-tve (एक-त्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| saha (सह) | indeclinable | together with |
| bhāvaḥ (भावः) | nominative singular, masculine | a being, a state |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| saha (सह) | indeclinable | together with |
| ayaṃ (अयं) | nominative singular, masculine | this |
| vinā (विना) | indeclinable | without |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| saḥ (सः) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that |
| pṛthaktve (पृथक्त्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | separateness |
| saha (सह) | indeclinable | together with |
| bhāvaḥ (भावः) | nominative singular, masculine | a being, a state |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| saha (सह) | indeclinable | together with |
| ayaṃ (अयं) | nominative singular, masculine | this |
| vinā (विना) | indeclinable | without |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| saḥ (सः) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that |
The phrases
eka-tve (एक-त्वे) is a compound: one, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. saha (सह) is together with. It stands as indeclinable. bhāvaḥ (भावः) is a being, a state. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as sahabhāvaś (सहभावश्). cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. saha (सह) is together with. It stands as indeclinable. ayaṃ (अयं) is this. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as sahāyaṃ (सहायं). vinā (विना) is without. It stands as indeclinable. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as vināpi (विनापि). saḥ (सः) is he, that. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
pṛthaktve (पृथक्त्वे) is separateness. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. saha (सह) is together with. It stands as indeclinable. bhāvaḥ (भावः) is a being, a state. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as sahabhāvaś (सहभावश्). cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. saha (सह) is together with. It stands as indeclinable. ayaṃ (अयं) is this. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as sahāyaṃ (सहायं). vinā (विना) is without. It stands as indeclinable. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as vināpi (विनापि). saḥ (सः) is he, that. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
pṛthaktve (पृथक्त्वे) is locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as sahabhāvaś (सहभावश्). The line joins them as sahāyaṃ (सहायं). The line joins them as vināpi (विनापि). The line joins them as sahabhāvaś (सहभावश्). The line joins them as sahāyaṃ (सहायं). The line joins them as vināpi (विनापि).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss eka-tve (एक-त्वे) and saha (सह).