11.2
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 11. Pūrvāparakoṭi (पूर्वापरकोटि) / 11.2
नैवाग्रं नावरं यस्य तस्य मध्यं कुतो भवेत् तस्मान् नात्रोपपद्यन्ते पूर्वापरसहक्रमाः
naivāgraṃ nāvaraṃ yasya tasya madhyaṃ kuto bhavet tasmān nātropapadyante pūrvāparasahakramāḥ
The line
Not evāgra (एवाग्र), not avara (अवर), of of whom, whose, of of that, his, the middle, from where. kutaḥ (कुतः) before a voiced sound, would be, therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n, not in atropapadyanta (अत्रोपपद्यन्त), a compound: pūrvā (पूर्वा), another, the higher, with, and order.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 11. Pūrvāparakoṭi (पूर्वापरकोटि). The first and the last end of the round. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: na (न) + evāgraṃ (एवाग्रं) + na (न) + avaraṃ (अवरं) + yasya (यस्य) + tasya (तस्य) + madhyaṃ (मध्यं) + kuto (कुतो) + bhavet (भवेत्) + tasmān (तस्मान्) + na (न) + atropapadyante (अत्रोपपद्यन्ते) + pūrvā-para-saha-kramāḥ (पूर्वा-पर-सह-क्रमाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| evāgraṃ (एवाग्रं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | evāgra (एवाग्र) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| avaraṃ (अवरं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | avara (अवर) |
| yasya (यस्य) | genitive singular | of whom, whose |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| madhyaṃ (मध्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the middle |
| kuto (कुतो) | indeclinable | from where. kutaḥ (कुतः) before a voiced sound |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
| tasmān (तस्मान्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| atropapadyante (अत्रोपपद्यन्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | atropapadyanta (अत्रोपपद्यन्त) |
| pūrvā-para-saha-kramāḥ (पूर्वा-पर-सह-क्रमाः) | nominative plural | a compound: pūrvā (पूर्वा), another, the higher, with, and order. Read it from the end |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. evāgraṃ (एवाग्रं) is evāgra (एवाग्र). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. avaraṃ (अवरं) is avara (अवर). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yasya (यस्य) is of whom, whose. It stands as genitive singular. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. madhyaṃ (मध्यं) is the middle. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
kuto (कुतो) is from where. kutaḥ (कुतः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular. tasmān (तस्मान्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before n. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. atropapadyante (अत्रोपपद्यन्ते) is atropapadyanta (अत्रोपपद्यन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. pūrvā-para-saha-kramāḥ (पूर्वा-पर-सह-क्रमाः) is a compound: pūrvā (पूर्वा), another, the higher, with, and order. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
pūrvā-para-saha-kramāḥ (पूर्वा-पर-सह-क्रमाः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss evāgraṃ (एवाग्रं) and avaraṃ (अवरं).