7.34
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 7. Saṃskṛta (संस्कृत) / 7.34
यथा माया यथा स्वप्नो गन्धर्वनगरं यथा तथोत्पादस् तथा स्थानं तथा भङ्ग उदाहृतम्
yathā māyā yathā svapno gandharvanagaraṃ yathā tathotpādas tathā sthānaṃ tathā bhaṅga udāhṛtam
The line
As, māya (माय), as, dream, a compound: smell, rvana (र्वन), and gara (गर), as, a compound: so, and arising, so, in that way, the place, the order, so, in that way, bhaṅga (भङ्ग), udāhṛta (उदाहृत).
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: yathā (यथा) + māyā (माया) + yathā (यथा) + svapnaḥ (स्वप्नः) + gandha-rvana-garaṃ (गन्ध-र्वन-गरं) + yathā (यथा) + tathā-utpādaḥ (तथा-उत्पादः) + tathā (तथा) + sthānaṃ (स्थानं) + tathā (तथा) + bhaṅga (भङ्ग) + udāhṛtam (उदाहृतम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| māyā (माया) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | māya (माय) |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| svapnaḥ (स्वप्नः) | nominative singular, masculine | dream |
| gandha-rvana-garaṃ (गन्ध-र्वन-गरं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: smell, rvana (र्वन), and gara (गर). Read it from the end |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as |
| tathā-utpādaḥ (तथा-उत्पादः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: so, and arising. Read it from the end |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| sthānaṃ (स्थानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the place, the order |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| bhaṅga (भङ्ग) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| udāhṛtam (उदाहृतम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | udāhṛta (उदाहृत) |
The phrases
yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. māyā (माया) is māya (माय). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable. svapnaḥ (स्वप्नः) is dream. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it svapno. gandha-rvana-garaṃ (गन्ध-र्वन-गरं) is a compound: smell, rvana (र्वन), and gara (गर). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. yathā (यथा) is as. It stands as indeclinable.
tathā-utpādaḥ (तथा-उत्पादः) is a compound: so, and arising. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it tathotpādas (तथोत्पाद). tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. sthānaṃ (स्थानं) is the place, the order. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. bhaṅga (भङ्ग) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. udāhṛtam (उदाहृतम्) is udāhṛta (उदाहृत). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
gandha-rvana-garaṃ (गन्ध-र्वन-गरं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it svapno. The line writes it tathotpādas (तथोत्पाद).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss māyā (माया) and svapnaḥ (स्वप्नः).