13.5
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 13. Saṃskāra (संस्कार) / 13.5
तस्यैव नान्यथाभावो नाप्यन्यस्यैव युज्यते युवा न जीर्यते यस्माद् यस्माज् जीर्णो न जीर्यते
tasyaiva nānyathābhāvo nāpy anyasyaiva yujyate yuvā na jīryate yasmād yasmāj jīrṇo na jīryate
The line
Of of that, his just, a compound: nānyathā (नान्यथा), and a state, not also, even. api before a vowel, of of another just, fits, yuva (युव), not in jīryata (जीर्यत), because of from which, because, because of from which, because, jīrṇa (जीर्ण), not in jīryata (जीर्यत).
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: tasya (तस्य) + eva (एव) + nānyathā-bhāvaḥ (नान्यथा-भावः) + na (न) + apy (अप्य्) + anyasya (अन्यस्य) + eva (एव) + yujyate (युज्यते) + yuvā (युवा) + na (न) + jīryate (जीर्यते) + yasmāt (यस्मात्) + yasmāt (यस्मात्) + jīrṇo (जीर्णो) + na (न) + jīryate (जीर्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| nānyathā-bhāvaḥ (नान्यथा-भावः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: nānyathā (नान्यथा), and a state. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| anyasya (अन्यस्य) | genitive singular | of another |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| yujyate (युज्यते) | present, third person singular | fits |
| yuvā (युवा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | yuva (युव) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| jīryate (जीर्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | jīryata (जीर्यत) |
| yasmāt (यस्मात्) | ablative singular | from which, because |
| yasmāt (यस्मात्) | ablative singular | from which, because |
| jīrṇo (जीर्णो) | nominative singular, masculine | jīrṇa (जीर्ण) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| jīryate (जीर्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | jīryata (जीर्यत) |
The phrases
tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as tasyaiva. nānyathā-bhāvaḥ (नान्यथा-भावः) is a compound: nānyathā (नान्यथा), and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it nānyathābhāvo (नान्यथाभावो). na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as nāpy (नाप्य्). anyasya (अन्यस्य) is of another. It stands as genitive singular. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as anyasyaiva. yujyate (युज्यते) is fits. It stands as present, third person singular.
yuvā (युवा) is yuva (युव). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. jīryate (जीर्यते) is jīryata (जीर्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. yasmāt (यस्मात्) is from which, because. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it yasmād (यस्माद्). yasmāt (यस्मात्) is from which, because. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it yasmāj (यस्माज्). jīrṇo (जीर्णो) is jīrṇa (जीर्ण). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. jīryate (जीर्यते) is jīryata (जीर्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
nānyathā-bhāvaḥ (नान्यथा-भावः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins it on as tasyaiva. The line writes it nānyathābhāvo (नान्यथाभावो). The line joins them as nāpy (नाप्य्). The line joins it on as anyasyaiva. The line writes it yasmād (यस्माद्). The line writes it yasmāj (यस्माज्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss tasya (तस्य) and nānyathā-bhāvaḥ (नान्यथा-भावः).