9.6
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 9. Pūrva (पूर्व) / 9.6
सर्वेभ्यो दर्शनादिभ्यः कश्चित् पूर्वो न विद्यते अज्यते दर्शनादिनामन्येन पुनरन्यदा
sarvebhyo darśanādibhyaḥ kaścit pūrvo na vidyate ajyate darśanādinām anyena punar anyadā
The line
For all, for a compound: the new-moon rite, and nāda (नाद), someone, the earlier, not is found, is driven, of a compound: seeing, the beginning, and the rest, and not, others, not again, anyada (अन्यद).
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: sarvebhyaḥ (सर्वेभ्यः) + darśa-nādibhyaḥ (दर्श-नादिभ्यः) + kaścit (कश्चित्) + pūrvaḥ (पूर्वः) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते) + ajyate (अज्यते) + darśana-ādi-nām (दर्शन-आदि-नाम्) + anye (अन्ये) + na (न) + punar (पुनर्) + anyadā (अन्यदा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarvebhyaḥ (सर्वेभ्यः) | dative or ablative plural | all |
| darśa-nādibhyaḥ (दर्श-नादिभ्यः) | dative or ablative plural | a compound: the new-moon rite, and nāda (नाद). Read it from the end |
| kaścit (कश्चित्) | nominative singular, masculine | someone |
| pūrvaḥ (पूर्वः) | nominative singular, masculine | the earlier |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
| ajyate (अज्यते) | present, third person singular | is driven |
| darśana-ādi-nām (दर्शन-आदि-नाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: seeing, the beginning, and the rest, and not. Read it from the end |
| anye (अन्ये) | nominative plural | others |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| punar (पुनर्) | indeclinable | again |
| anyadā (अन्यदा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | anyada (अन्यद) |
The phrases
sarvebhyaḥ (सर्वेभ्यः) is all. It stands as dative or ablative plural. The line writes it sarvebhyo. darśa-nādibhyaḥ (दर्श-नादिभ्यः) is a compound: the new-moon rite, and nāda (नाद). Read it from the end. It stands as dative or ablative plural. kaścit (कश्चित्) is someone. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. pūrvaḥ (पूर्वः) is the earlier. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it pūrvo (पूर्वो). na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular.
ajyate (अज्यते) is is driven. It stands as present, third person singular. darśana-ādi-nām (दर्शन-आदि-नाम्) is a compound: seeing, the beginning, and the rest, and not. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. anye (अन्ये) is others. It stands as nominative plural. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as anyena. punar (पुनर्) is again. It stands as indeclinable. anyadā (अन्यदा) is anyada (अन्यद). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
Sanskrit in this line
darśa-nādibhyaḥ (दर्श-नादिभ्यः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it sarvebhyo. The line writes it pūrvo (पूर्वो). The line joins them as anyena.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarvebhyaḥ (सर्वेभ्यः) and darśa-nādibhyaḥ (दर्श-नादिभ्यः).