14.7
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 14. Saṃsarga (संसर्ग) / 14.7
नान्यस्मिन् विद्यतेऽन्यत्वमनन्यस्मिन् न विद्यते अविद्यमाने चान्यत्वे नास्त्यन्यद् वा तदेव वा
nānyasmin vidyate 'nyatvam ananyasmin na vidyate avidyamāne cānyatve nāsty anyad vā tad eva vā
The line
Not a compound: other, and smina (स्मिन), is found, a compound: other, and the state of being that, ananyasmin (अनन्यस्मिन्), not is found, in a compound: avidya (अविद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing, in a compound: and, other, and the state of being that, is not. nāsti (नास्ति) before a vowel, another. anyat before a voiced sound or, that just or.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 14. Saṃsarga (संसर्ग). Meeting, contact. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: na (न) + anya-smina (अन्य-स्मिन) + vidyate (विद्यते) + anya-tvam (अन्य-त्वम्) + ananyasmin (अनन्यस्मिन्) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते) + avidya-māne (अविद्य-माने) + ca-anya-tve (च-अन्य-त्वे) + nāsty (नास्त्य्) + anyad (अन्यद्) + vā (वा) + tad (तद्) + eva (एव) + vā (वा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| anya-smina (अन्य-स्मिन) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: other, and smina (स्मिन). Read it from the end |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
| anya-tvam (अन्य-त्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: other, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| ananyasmin (अनन्यस्मिन्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
| avidya-māne (अविद्य-माने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: avidya (अविद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| ca-anya-tve (च-अन्य-त्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: and, other, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| nāsty (नास्त्य्) | present, third person singular | is not. nāsti (नास्ति) before a vowel |
| anyad (अन्यद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | another. anyat before a voiced sound |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| tad (तद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. anya-smina (अन्य-स्मिन) is a compound: other, and smina (स्मिन). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular. anya-tvam (अन्य-त्वम्) is a compound: other, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. ananyasmin (अनन्यस्मिन्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular. avidya-māne (अविद्य-माने) is a compound: avidya (अविद्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
ca-anya-tve (च-अन्य-त्वे) is a compound: and, other, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. nāsty (नास्त्य्) is is not. nāsti (नास्ति) before a vowel. It stands as present, third person singular. anyad (अन्यद्) is another. anyat before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. tad (तद्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
avidya-māne (अविद्य-माने) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anya-smina (अन्य-स्मिन) and vidyate (विद्यते).