9.8
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 9. Pūrva (पूर्व) / 9.8
द्रष्टा स एव स श्रोता स एव यदि वेदकः एकैकस्माद् भवेत् पूर्वमेवं चैतन् न युज्यते
draṣṭā sa eva sa śrotā sa eva yadi vedakaḥ ekaikasmād bhavet pūrvam evaṃ caitan na yujyate
The line
The seer, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant just, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, śrota (श्रोत), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant just, if, a compound: the Veda, and kaḥa (कःअ), because of a compound: one, one, and indeed, would be, the earlier thus, caitan (चैतन्), not fits.
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: draṣṭā (द्रष्टा) + sa (स) + eva (एव) + sa (स) + śrotā (श्रोता) + sa (स) + eva (एव) + yadi (यदि) + veda-kaḥa (वेद-कःअ) + eka-eka-smāt (एक-एक-स्मात्) + bhavet (भवेत्) + pūrvam (पूर्वम्) + evaṃ (एवं) + caitan (चैतन्) + na (न) + yujyate (युज्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| draṣṭā (द्रष्टा) | nominative singular, masculine | the seer |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| śrotā (श्रोता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | śrota (श्रोत) |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| veda-kaḥa (वेद-कःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the Veda, and kaḥa (कःअ). Read it from the end |
| eka-eka-smāt (एक-एक-स्मात्) | ablative singular | a compound: one, one, and indeed. Read it from the end |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
| pūrvam (पूर्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine | the earlier |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| caitan (चैतन्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| yujyate (युज्यते) | present, third person singular | fits |
The phrases
draṣṭā (द्रष्टा) is the seer. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. śrotā (श्रोता) is śrota (श्रोत). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable.
veda-kaḥa (वेद-कःअ) is a compound: the Veda, and kaḥa (कःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. eka-eka-smāt (एक-एक-स्मात्) is a compound: one, one, and indeed. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it ekaikasmād (एकैकस्माद्). bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular. pūrvam (पूर्वम्) is the earlier. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. caitan (चैतन्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. yujyate (युज्यते) is fits. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
eka-eka-smāt (एक-एक-स्मात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it ekaikasmād (एकैकस्माद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss draṣṭā (द्रष्टा) and sa (स).