13.8
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 13. Saṃskāra (संस्कार) / 13.8
शून्यता सर्वदृष्टीनां प्रोक्ता निःसरणं जिनैः येषां तु शून्यतादृष्टिस् तानसाध्यान् बभाषिरे
śūnyatā sarvadṛṣṭīnāṃ proktā niḥsaraṇaṃ jinaiḥ yeṣāṃ tu śūnyatādṛṣṭis tān asādhyān babhāṣire
The line
Emptiness, of a compound: all, and seen, prokta (प्रोक्त), niḥsaraṇa (निःसरण), by means of jina (जिन), of of whom but, a compound: emptiness, and what is not seen, them, asādhya (असाध्य), in babhāṣira (बभाषिर).
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: śūnyatā (शून्यता) + sarva-dṛṣṭīnāṃ (सर्व-दृष्टीनां) + proktā (प्रोक्ता) + niḥsaraṇaṃ (निःसरणं) + jinaiḥ (जिनैः) + yeṣāṃ (येषां) + tu (तु) + śūnyatā-adṛṣṭiḥ (शून्यता-अदृष्टिः) + tān (तान्) + asādhyān (असाध्यान्) + babhāṣire (बभाषिरे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śūnyatā (शून्यता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | emptiness |
| sarva-dṛṣṭīnāṃ (सर्व-दृष्टीनां) | genitive plural | a compound: all, and seen. Read it from the end |
| proktā (प्रोक्ता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | prokta (प्रोक्त) |
| niḥsaraṇaṃ (निःसरणं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | niḥsaraṇa (निःसरण) |
| jinaiḥ (जिनैः) | instrumental plural | jina (जिन) |
| yeṣāṃ (येषां) | genitive plural | of whom |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| śūnyatā-adṛṣṭiḥ (शून्यता-अदृष्टिः) | nominative singular | a compound: emptiness, and what is not seen. Read it from the end |
| tān (तान्) | accusative plural, masculine | them |
| asādhyān (असाध्यान्) | accusative plural, masculine | asādhya (असाध्य) |
| babhāṣire (बभाषिरे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | babhāṣira (बभाषिर) |
The phrases
śūnyatā (शून्यता) is emptiness. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. sarva-dṛṣṭīnāṃ (सर्व-दृष्टीनां) is a compound: all, and seen. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. proktā (प्रोक्ता) is prokta (प्रोक्त). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. niḥsaraṇaṃ (निःसरणं) is niḥsaraṇa (निःसरण). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. jinaiḥ (जिनैः) is jina (जिन). It stands as instrumental plural. yeṣāṃ (येषां) is of whom. It stands as genitive plural.
tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. śūnyatā-adṛṣṭiḥ (शून्यता-अदृष्टिः) is a compound: emptiness, and what is not seen. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular. The line writes it śūnyatādṛṣṭis (शून्यतादृष्टि). tān (तान्) is them. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. asādhyān (असाध्यान्) is asādhya (असाध्य). It stands as accusative plural, masculine. babhāṣire (बभाषिरे) is babhāṣira (बभाषिर). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
śūnyatā-adṛṣṭiḥ (शून्यता-अदृष्टिः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śūnyatādṛṣṭis (शून्यतादृष्टि).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śūnyatā (शून्यता) and sarva-dṛṣṭīnāṃ (सर्व-दृष्टीनां).