7.24
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.24
जरामरणधर्मेषु सर्वभावेषु सर्वदा तिष्ठन्ति कतमे भावा ये जरामरणं विना
jarāmaraṇadharmeṣu sarvabhāveṣu sarvadā tiṣṭhanti katame bhāvā ye jarāmaraṇaṃ vinā
The line
In a compound: jarā (जरा), maraṇa (मरण), and dharma, a property, in a compound: all, and a state, always, in tiṣṭhanta (तिष्ठन्त), in katama (कतम), a state, who, which, jarāmaraṇa (जरामरण), without.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत). The conditioned, arising, staying, ceasing. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: jarā-maraṇa-dharmeṣu (जरा-मरण-धर्मेषु) + sarva-bhāveṣu (सर्व-भावेषु) + sarvadā (सर्वदा) + tiṣṭhanti (तिष्ठन्ति) + katame (कतमे) + bhāvā (भावा) + ye (ये) + jarāmaraṇaṃ (जरामरणं) + vinā (विना)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jarā-maraṇa-dharmeṣu (जरा-मरण-धर्मेषु) | locative plural | a compound: jarā (जरा), maraṇa (मरण), and dharma, a property. Read it from the end |
| sarva-bhāveṣu (सर्व-भावेषु) | locative plural | a compound: all, and a state. Read it from the end |
| sarvadā (सर्वदा) | indeclinable | always |
| tiṣṭhanti (तिष्ठन्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | tiṣṭhanta (तिष्ठन्त) |
| katame (कतमे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | katama (कतम) |
| bhāvā (भावा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a state |
| ye (ये) | nominative plural, masculine | who, which |
| jarāmaraṇaṃ (जरामरणं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | jarāmaraṇa (जरामरण) |
| vinā (विना) | indeclinable | without |
The phrases
jarā-maraṇa-dharmeṣu (जरा-मरण-धर्मेषु) is a compound: jarā (जरा), maraṇa (मरण), and dharma, a property. Read it from the end. It stands as locative plural. sarva-bhāveṣu (सर्व-भावेषु) is a compound: all, and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as locative plural. sarvadā (सर्वदा) is always. It stands as indeclinable. tiṣṭhanti (तिष्ठन्ति) is tiṣṭhanta (तिष्ठन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. katame (कतमे) is katama (कतम). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
bhāvā (भावा) is a state. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. ye (ये) is who, which. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. jarāmaraṇaṃ (जरामरणं) is jarāmaraṇa (जरामरण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vinā (विना) is without. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
jarā-maraṇa-dharmeṣu (जरा-मरण-धर्मेषु) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss jarā-maraṇa-dharmeṣu (जरा-मरण-धर्मेषु) and sarva-bhāveṣu (सर्व-भावेषु).