9.1
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 9. Pūrva (पूर्व) / 9.1
दर्शनश्रवणादीनि वेदनादीनि चाप्यथ भवन्ति यस्य प्रागेभ्यः सोऽस्तीत्येके वदन्त्युत
darśanaśravaṇādīni vedanādīni cāpy atha bhavanti yasya prāg ebhyaḥ so 'stīty eke vadantyuta
The line
In a compound: seeing, śrava (श्रव), and ṇādīna (णादीन), in a compound: the Veda, and nādīna (नादीन) and, also, even. api before a vowel, now, and then, are, of of whom, whose, before. prāk (प्राक्) before a voiced sound, ebhya (एभ्य), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound, is thus, some, vadantyuta (वदन्त्युत).
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 9. Pūrva (पूर्व). The earlier, the seer before the seeing. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: darśana-śrava-ṇādīni (दर्शन-श्रव-णादीनि) + veda-nādīni (वेद-नादीनि) + ca (च) + apy (अप्य्) + atha (अथ) + bhavanti (भवन्ति) + yasya (यस्य) + prāg (प्राग्) + ebhyaḥ (एभ्यः) + so (सो) + asti (अस्ति) + ity (इत्य्) + eke (एके) + vadantyuta (वदन्त्युत)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| darśana-śrava-ṇādīni (दर्शन-श्रव-णादीनि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: seeing, śrava (श्रव), and ṇādīna (णादीन). Read it from the end |
| veda-nādīni (वेद-नादीनि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: the Veda, and nādīna (नादीन). Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| atha (अथ) | indeclinable | now, and then |
| bhavanti (भवन्ति) | present, third person plural | are |
| yasya (यस्य) | genitive singular | of whom, whose |
| prāg (प्राग्) | indeclinable | before. prāk (प्राक्) before a voiced sound |
| ebhyaḥ (एभ्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | ebhya (एभ्य) |
| so (सो) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound |
| asti (अस्ति) | present, third person singular | is |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| eke (एके) | nominative plural, masculine | some |
| vadantyuta (वदन्त्युत) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
darśana-śrava-ṇādīni (दर्शन-श्रव-णादीनि) is a compound: seeing, śrava (श्रव), and ṇādīna (णादीन). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. veda-nādīni (वेद-नादीनि) is a compound: the Veda, and nādīna (नादीन). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as cāpy (चाप्य्). atha (अथ) is now, and then. It stands as indeclinable. bhavanti (भवन्ति) is are. It stands as present, third person plural. yasya (यस्य) is of whom, whose. It stands as genitive singular.
prāg (प्राग्) is before. prāk (प्राक्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. ebhyaḥ (एभ्यः) is ebhya (एभ्य). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. so (सो) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. asti (अस्ति) is is. It stands as present, third person singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as astīty (अस्तीत्य्). eke (एके) is some. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. vadantyuta (वदन्त्युत) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
darśana-śrava-ṇādīni (दर्शन-श्रव-णादीनि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as cāpy (चाप्य्). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line joins them as astīty (अस्तीत्य्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss darśana-śrava-ṇādīni (दर्शन-श्रव-णादीनि) and veda-nādīni (वेद-नादीनि).