7.31
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.31
असतोऽपि न भावस्य निरोध उपपद्यते न द्वितीयस्य शिरसश् छेदनं विद्यते यथा
asato 'pi na bhāvasya nirodha upapadyate na dvitīyasya śirasaś chedanaṃ vidyate yathā
The line
What is not even, not of a state, stilling, fits, not of dvitīya (द्वितीय), śirasaś (शिरसश्), chedana (छेदन), is found, as.
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: asato (असतो) + api (अपि) + na (न) + bhāvasya (भावस्य) + nirodha (निरोध) + upapadyate (उपपद्यते) + na (न) + dvitīyasya (द्वितीयस्य) + śirasaś (शिरसश्) + chedanaṃ (छेदनं) + vidyate (विद्यते) + yathā (यथा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| asato (असतो) | nominative singular, masculine | what is not |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| bhāvasya (भावस्य) | genitive singular | a state |
| nirodha (निरोध) | the stem, as the line writes it | stilling |
| upapadyate (उपपद्यते) | present, third person singular | fits |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| dvitīyasya (द्वितीयस्य) | genitive singular | dvitīya (द्वितीय) |
| śirasaś (शिरसश्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| chedanaṃ (छेदनं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | chedana (छेदन) |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
The phrases
asato (असतो) is what is not. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. bhāvasya (भावस्य) is a state. It stands as genitive singular. nirodha (निरोध) is stilling. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. upapadyate (उपपद्यते) is fits. It stands as present, third person singular.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. dvitīyasya (द्वितीयस्य) is dvitīya (द्वितीय). It stands as genitive singular. śirasaś (शिरसश्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. chedanaṃ (छेदनं) is chedana (छेदन). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular. yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss asato (असतो) and bhāvasya (भावस्य).