10.16
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 10. Agnīndhana (अग्नीन्धन) / 10.16
आत्मनश् च सतत्त्वं ये भावानां च पृथक् पृथक् निर्दिशन्ति न तान् मन्ये शासनस्यार्थकोविदान्
ātmanaś ca satattvaṃ ye bhāvānāṃ ca pṛthak pṛthak nirdiśanti na tān manye śāsanasyārthakovidān
The line
Of of the self, from the self and, satattva (सतत्त्व), who, which, of of beings and, separately, separately, in nirdiśanta (निर्दिशन्त), not them, in manya (मन्य), śāsanasyārthakovida (शासनस्यार्थकोविद).
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 10. Agnīndhana (अग्नीन्धन). Fire and fuel. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: ātmanaḥ (आत्मनः) + ca (च) + satattvaṃ (सतत्त्वं) + ye (ये) + bhāvānāṃ (भावानां) + ca (च) + pṛthak (पृथक्) + pṛthak (पृथक्) + nirdiśanti (निर्दिशन्ति) + na (न) + tān (तान्) + manye (मन्ये) + śāsanasyārthakovidān (शासनस्यार्थकोविदान्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ātmanaḥ (आत्मनः) | genitive or ablative singular | of the self, from the self |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| satattvaṃ (सतत्त्वं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | satattva (सतत्त्व) |
| ye (ये) | nominative plural, masculine | who, which |
| bhāvānāṃ (भावानां) | genitive plural | of beings |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| pṛthak (पृथक्) | indeclinable | separately |
| pṛthak (पृथक्) | indeclinable | separately |
| nirdiśanti (निर्दिशन्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | nirdiśanta (निर्दिशन्त) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| tān (तान्) | accusative plural, masculine | them |
| manye (मन्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | manya (मन्य) |
| śāsanasyārthakovidān (शासनस्यार्थकोविदान्) | accusative plural, masculine | śāsanasyārthakovida (शासनस्यार्थकोविद) |
The phrases
ātmanaḥ (आत्मनः) is of the self, from the self. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it ātmanaś (आत्मनश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. satattvaṃ (सतत्त्वं) is satattva (सतत्त्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ye (ये) is who, which. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. bhāvānāṃ (भावानां) is of beings. It stands as genitive plural. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. pṛthak (पृथक्) is separately. It stands as indeclinable.
pṛthak (पृथक्) is separately. It stands as indeclinable. nirdiśanti (निर्दिशन्ति) is nirdiśanta (निर्दिशन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. tān (तान्) is them. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. manye (मन्ये) is manya (मन्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. śāsanasyārthakovidān (शासनस्यार्थकोविदान्) is śāsanasyārthakovida (शासनस्यार्थकोविद). It stands as accusative plural, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
śāsanasyārthakovidān (शासनस्यार्थकोविदान्) is accusative plural, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it ātmanaś (आत्मनश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ātmanaḥ (आत्मनः) and satattvaṃ (सतत्त्वं).