11.8
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 11. Pūrvāparakoṭi (पूर्वापरकोटि) / 11.8
पूर्वा न विद्यते कोटिः संसारस्य न केवलम् सर्वेषामपि भावानां पूर्वा कोटी न विद्यते
pūrvā na vidyate koṭiḥ saṃsārasya na kevalam sarveṣām api bhāvānāṃ pūrvā koṭī na vidyate
The line
The earlier, not is found, an end, of the round, not perfection, of of all even, of of beings, the earlier, an end, not is found.
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: pūrvā (पूर्वा) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते) + koṭiḥ (कोटिः) + saṃsārasya (संसारस्य) + na (न) + kevalam (केवलम्) + sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) + api (अपि) + bhāvānāṃ (भावानां) + pūrvā (पूर्वा) + koṭī (कोटी) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pūrvā (पूर्वा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | the earlier |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
| koṭiḥ (कोटिः) | nominative singular | an end |
| saṃsārasya (संसारस्य) | genitive singular | the round |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| kevalam (केवलम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | perfection |
| sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) | genitive plural | of all |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| bhāvānāṃ (भावानां) | genitive plural | of beings |
| pūrvā (पूर्वा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | the earlier |
| koṭī (कोटी) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | an end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
The phrases
pūrvā (पूर्वा) is the earlier. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular. koṭiḥ (कोटिः) is an end. It stands as nominative singular. saṃsārasya (संसारस्य) is the round. It stands as genitive singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. kevalam (केवलम्) is perfection. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) is of all. It stands as genitive plural. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. bhāvānāṃ (भावानां) is of beings. It stands as genitive plural. pūrvā (पूर्वा) is the earlier. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. koṭī (कोटी) is an end. It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃsārasya (संसारस्य) is genitive singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pūrvā (पूर्वा) and vidyate (विद्यते).