9.7
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 9. Pūrva (पूर्व) / 9.7
सर्वेभ्यो दर्शनादिभ्यो यदि पूर्वो न विद्यते एकैकस्मात् कथं पूर्वो दर्शनादेः स विद्यते
sarvebhyo darśanādibhyo yadi pūrvo na vidyate ekaikasmāt kathaṃ pūrvo darśanādeḥ sa vidyate
The line
For all, for a compound: the new-moon rite, and nāda (नाद), if, the earlier, not is found, because of a compound: one, one, and indeed, how, the earlier, of a compound: the new-moon rite, and nāda (नाद), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, is found.
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) + yadi (यदि) + pūrvaḥ (पूर्वः) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते) + eka-eka-smāt (एक-एक-स्मात्) + kathaṃ (कथं) + pūrvaḥ (पूर्वः) + darśa-nādeḥ (दर्श-नादेः) + sa (स) + vidyate (विद्यते)
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 |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| pūrvaḥ (पूर्वः) | nominative singular, masculine | the earlier |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
| eka-eka-smāt (एक-एक-स्मात्) | ablative singular | a compound: one, one, and indeed. Read it from the end |
| kathaṃ (कथं) | indeclinable | how |
| pūrvaḥ (पूर्वः) | nominative singular, masculine | the earlier |
| darśa-nādeḥ (दर्श-नादेः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: the new-moon rite, and nāda (नाद). Read it from the end |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
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. The line writes it darśanādibhyo (दर्शनादिभ्यो). yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. 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.
eka-eka-smāt (एक-एक-स्मात्) is a compound: one, one, and indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. kathaṃ (कथं) is how. It stands as indeclinable. pūrvaḥ (पूर्वः) is the earlier. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it pūrvo (पूर्वो). darśa-nādeḥ (दर्श-नादेः) is a compound: the new-moon rite, and nāda (नाद). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person 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 darśanādibhyo (दर्शनादिभ्यो). The line writes it pūrvo (पूर्वो). The line writes it pūrvo (पूर्वो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarvebhyaḥ (सर्वेभ्यः) and darśa-nādibhyaḥ (दर्श-नादिभ्यः).