9.11
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 9. Pūrva (पूर्व) / 9.11
दर्शनश्रवणादीनि वेदनादीनि चाप्यथ न विद्यते चेद् यस्य स न विद्यन्त इमान्यपि
darśanaśravaṇādīni vedanādīni cāpy atha na vidyate ced yasya sa na vidyanta imāny api
The line
If you say that in a compound: seeing, śrava (श्रव), and ṇādīna (णादीन), in a compound: the Veda, and nādīna (नादीन) and, also, even. api before a vowel, now, and then, not is found, then of of whom, whose, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, not vidyanta (विद्यन्त), imāny (इमान्य्) even.
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-ṇādīni (दर्शन-श्रव-णादीनि) + veda-nādīni (वेद-नादीनि) + ca (च) + apy (अप्य्) + atha (अथ) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते) + ced (चेद्) + yasya (यस्य) + sa (स) + na (न) + vidyanta (विद्यन्त) + imāny (इमान्य्) + api (अपि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| darśana-śrava-ṇādīni (दर्शन-श्रव-णादीनि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: seeing, śrava (श्रव), and ṇādīna (णादीन). Read it from the end |
| veda-nādīni (वेद-नादीनि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a compound: the Veda, and nādīna (नादीन). Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| atha (अथ) | indeclinable | now, and then |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
| ced (चेद्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before a voiced sound |
| yasya (यस्य) | genitive singular | of whom, whose |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyanta (विद्यन्त) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| imāny (इमान्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
The phrases
darśana-śrava-ṇādīni (दर्शन-श्रव-णादीनि) is a compound: seeing, śrava (श्रव), and ṇādīna (णादीन). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. veda-nādīni (वेद-नादीनि) is a compound: the Veda, and nādīna (नादीन). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as cāpy (चाप्य्). atha (अथ) is now, and then. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular.
ced (चेद्) is if you say. cet before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. yasya (यस्य) is of whom, whose. It stands as genitive singular. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vidyanta (विद्यन्त) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. imāny (इमान्य्) 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.
Sanskrit in this line
darśana-śrava-ṇādīni (दर्शन-श्रव-णादीनि) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as cāpy (चाप्य्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss darśana-śrava-ṇādīni (दर्शन-श्रव-णादीनि) and veda-nādīni (वेद-नादीनि).