9.3
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 9. Pūrva (पूर्व) / 9.3
दर्शनश्रवणादिभ्यो वेदनादिभ्य एव च यः प्राग् व्यवस्थितो भावः केन प्रज्ञप्यतेऽथ सः
darśanaśravaṇādibhyo vedanādibhya eva ca yaḥ prāg vyavasthito bhāvaḥ kena prajñapyate 'tha saḥ
The line
For a compound: seeing, śrava (श्रव), and ṇāda (णाद), a compound: the Veda, nādi (नादि), and bhya (भ्य) just and, who, which, before. prāk (प्राक्) before a voiced sound, settled, a being, a state, by means of by what, in prajñapyata (प्रज्ञप्यत), now, and then, he, that.
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-ṇādibhyaḥ (दर्शन-श्रव-णादिभ्यः) + veda-nādi-bhya (वेद-नादि-भ्य) + eva (एव) + ca (च) + yaḥ (यः) + prāg (प्राग्) + vyavasthitaḥ (व्यवस्थितः) + bhāvaḥ (भावः) + kena (केन) + prajñapyate (प्रज्ञप्यते) + atha (अथ) + saḥ (सः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| darśana-śrava-ṇādibhyaḥ (दर्शन-श्रव-णादिभ्यः) | dative or ablative plural | a compound: seeing, śrava (श्रव), and ṇāda (णाद). Read it from the end |
| veda-nādi-bhya (वेद-नादि-भ्य) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the Veda, nādi (नादि), and bhya (भ्य). Read it from the end |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| yaḥ (यः) | nominative singular, masculine | who, which |
| prāg (प्राग्) | indeclinable | before. prāk (प्राक्) before a voiced sound |
| vyavasthitaḥ (व्यवस्थितः) | nominative singular, masculine | settled |
| bhāvaḥ (भावः) | nominative singular, masculine | a being, a state |
| kena (केन) | instrumental singular | by what |
| prajñapyate (प्रज्ञप्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | prajñapyata (प्रज्ञप्यत) |
| atha (अथ) | indeclinable | now, and then |
| saḥ (सः) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that |
The phrases
darśana-śrava-ṇādibhyaḥ (दर्शन-श्रव-णादिभ्यः) is a compound: seeing, śrava (श्रव), and ṇāda (णाद). Read it from the end. It stands as dative or ablative plural. The line writes it darśanaśravaṇādibhyo (दर्शनश्रवणादिभ्यो). veda-nādi-bhya (वेद-नादि-भ्य) is a compound: the Veda, nādi (नादि), and bhya (भ्य). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. yaḥ (यः) is who, which. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prāg (प्राग्) is before. prāk (प्राक्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable.
vyavasthitaḥ (व्यवस्थितः) is settled. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it vyavasthito. bhāvaḥ (भावः) is a being, a state. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kena (केन) is by what. It stands as instrumental singular. prajñapyate (प्रज्ञप्यते) is prajñapyata (प्रज्ञप्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. atha (अथ) is now, and then. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. saḥ (सः) is he, that. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
darśana-śrava-ṇādibhyaḥ (दर्शन-श्रव-णादिभ्यः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it darśanaśravaṇādibhyo (दर्शनश्रवणादिभ्यो). The line writes it vyavasthito. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss darśana-śrava-ṇādibhyaḥ (दर्शन-श्रव-णादिभ्यः) and veda-nādi-bhya (वेद-नादि-भ्य).