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Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.30
सतश् च तावद् भावस्य निरोधो नोपपद्यते एकत्वे न हि भावश् च नाभावश् चोपपद्यते
sataś ca tāvad bhāvasya nirodho nopapadyate ekatve na hi bhāvaś ca nābhāvaś copapadyate
The line
Of of what is and, so far. tāvat (तावत्) before a voiced sound, of a state, stilling, does not fit, in a compound: one, and the state of being that, not. A being, a state and, not absence and, fits.
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: sataś (सतश्) + ca (च) + tāvad (तावद्) + bhāvasya (भावस्य) + nirodhaḥ (निरोधः) + nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) + eka-tve (एक-त्वे) + na (न) + hi (हि) + bhāvaḥ (भावः) + ca (च) + na (न) + abhāvaḥ (अभावः) + ca (च) + upapadyate (उपपद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sataś (सतश्) | genitive or ablative singular, present participle | of what is |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tāvad (तावद्) | indeclinable | so far. tāvat (तावत्) before a voiced sound |
| bhāvasya (भावस्य) | genitive singular | a state |
| nirodhaḥ (निरोधः) | nominative singular, masculine | stilling |
| nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) | present, third person singular | does not fit |
| 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 |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| bhāvaḥ (भावः) | nominative singular, masculine | a being, a state |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| abhāvaḥ (अभावः) | nominative singular, masculine | absence |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| upapadyate (उपपद्यते) | present, third person singular | fits |
The phrases
sataś (सतश्) is of what is. It stands as genitive or ablative singular, present participle. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. tāvad (तावद्) is so far. tāvat (तावत्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. bhāvasya (भावस्य) is a state. It stands as genitive singular. nirodhaḥ (निरोधः) is stilling. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it nirodho. nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) is does not fit. It stands as present, third person singular. 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. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. bhāvaḥ (भावः) is a being, a state. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it bhāvaś (भावश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. abhāvaḥ (अभावः) is absence. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it abhāvaś (अभावश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. upapadyate (उपपद्यते) is fits. It stands as present, third person singular. The line joins them as copapadyate.
Sanskrit in this line
nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) is present, third person singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it nirodho. The line writes it bhāvaś (भावश्). The line writes it abhāvaś (अभावश्). The line joins them as copapadyate.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sataś (सतश्) and tāvad (तावद्).