9.4
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 9. Pūrva (पूर्व) / 9.4
विनापि दर्शनादीनि यदि चासौ व्यवस्थितः अमून्यपि भविष्यन्ति विना तेन न संशयः
vināpi darśanādīni yadi cāsau vyavasthitaḥ amūny api bhaviṣyanti vinā tena na saṃśayaḥ
The line
Without even, in a compound: the new-moon rite, and nādīna (नादीन), if and, that one, settled, amūny (अमून्य्) even, in bhaviṣyanta (भविष्यन्त), without, by means of by that, not doubt.
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: vinā (विना) + api (अपि) + darśa-nādīni (दर्श-नादीनि) + yadi (यदि) + ca (च) + asau (असौ) + vyavasthitaḥ (व्यवस्थितः) + amūny (अमून्य्) + api (अपि) + bhaviṣyanti (भविष्यन्ति) + vinā (विना) + tena (तेन) + na (न) + saṃśayaḥ (संशयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vinā (विना) | indeclinable | without |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| darśa-nādīni (दर्श-नादीनि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: the new-moon rite, and nādīna (नादीन). Read it from the end |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| asau (असौ) | nominative singular | that one |
| vyavasthitaḥ (व्यवस्थितः) | nominative singular, masculine | settled |
| amūny (अमून्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| bhaviṣyanti (भविष्यन्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | bhaviṣyanta (भविष्यन्त) |
| vinā (विना) | indeclinable | without |
| tena (तेन) | instrumental singular | by that |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) | nominative singular, masculine | doubt |
The phrases
vinā (विना) is without. It stands as indeclinable. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as vināpi (विनापि). darśa-nādīni (दर्श-नादीनि) is a compound: the new-moon rite, and nādīna (नादीन). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. asau (असौ) is that one. It stands as nominative singular. The line joins them as cāsau (चासौ). vyavasthitaḥ (व्यवस्थितः) is settled. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
amūny (अमून्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. bhaviṣyanti (भविष्यन्ति) is bhaviṣyanta (भविष्यन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. vinā (विना) is without. It stands as indeclinable. tena (तेन) is by that. It stands as instrumental singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) is doubt. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
darśa-nādīni (दर्श-नादीनि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as vināpi (विनापि). The line joins them as cāsau (चासौ).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vinā (विना) and darśa-nādīni (दर्श-नादीनि).