13.3
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 13. Saṃskāra (संस्कार) / 13.3
भावानां निःस्वभावत्वमन्यथाभावदर्शनात् नास्वभावश् च भावोऽस्ति भावानां शून्यता यतः
bhāvānāṃ niḥsvabhāvatvam anyathābhāvadarśanāt nāsvabhāvaś ca bhāvo 'sti bhāvānāṃ śūnyatā yataḥ
The line
Of of beings, a compound: niḥsva (निःस्व), a state, and tvama (त्वम), because of a compound: anyathā (अन्यथा), a state, and seeing, a compound: nāsva (नास्व), and a state and, a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound, is, of of beings, emptiness, from which, because.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 13. Saṃskāra (संस्कार). Compounded things. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: bhāvānāṃ (भावानां) + niḥsva-bhāva-tvama (निःस्व-भाव-त्वम) + anyathā-bhāva-darśanāt (अन्यथा-भाव-दर्शनात्) + nāsva-bhāvaḥ (नास्व-भावः) + ca (च) + bhāvo (भावो) + asti (अस्ति) + bhāvānāṃ (भावानां) + śūnyatā (शून्यता) + yataḥ (यतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhāvānāṃ (भावानां) | genitive plural | of beings |
| niḥsva-bhāva-tvama (निःस्व-भाव-त्वम) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: niḥsva (निःस्व), a state, and tvama (त्वम). Read it from the end |
| anyathā-bhāva-darśanāt (अन्यथा-भाव-दर्शनात्) | ablative singular | a compound: anyathā (अन्यथा), a state, and seeing. Read it from the end |
| nāsva-bhāvaḥ (नास्व-भावः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: nāsva (नास्व), and a state. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| bhāvo (भावो) | nominative singular, masculine | a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound |
| asti (अस्ति) | present, third person singular | is |
| bhāvānāṃ (भावानां) | genitive plural | of beings |
| śūnyatā (शून्यता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | emptiness |
| yataḥ (यतः) | indeclinable | from which, because |
The phrases
bhāvānāṃ (भावानां) is of beings. It stands as genitive plural. niḥsva-bhāva-tvama (निःस्व-भाव-त्वम) is a compound: niḥsva (निःस्व), a state, and tvama (त्वम). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. anyathā-bhāva-darśanāt (अन्यथा-भाव-दर्शनात्) is a compound: anyathā (अन्यथा), a state, and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. nāsva-bhāvaḥ (नास्व-भावः) is a compound: nāsva (नास्व), and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it nāsvabhāvaś (नास्वभावश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
bhāvo (भावो) is a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. asti (अस्ति) is is. It stands as present, third person singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. bhāvānāṃ (भावानां) is of beings. It stands as genitive plural. śūnyatā (शून्यता) is emptiness. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. yataḥ (यतः) is from which, because. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
anyathā-bhāva-darśanāt (अन्यथा-भाव-दर्शनात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it nāsvabhāvaś (नास्वभावश्). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhāvānāṃ (भावानां) and niḥsva-bhāva-tvama (निःस्व-भाव-त्वम).