15.2
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 15. Svabhāva (स्वभाव) / 15.2
स्वभावः कृतको नाम भविष्यति पुनः कथमकृत्रिमः स्वभावो हि निरपेक्षः परत्र च
svabhāvaḥ kṛtako nāma bhaviṣyati punaḥ katham akṛtrimaḥ svabhāvo hi nirapekṣaḥ paratra ca
The line
An own-nature, kṛtaka (कृतक), indeed, by name, will be, again, how, akṛtrima (अकृत्रिम), an own-nature. nirapekṣa (निरपेक्ष), paratra (परत्र) and.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 15. Svabhāva (स्वभाव). Own-nature. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: svabhāvaḥ (स्वभावः) + kṛtako (कृतको) + nāma (नाम) + bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) + punaḥ (पुनः) + katham (कथम्) + akṛtrimaḥ (अकृत्रिमः) + svabhāvaḥ (स्वभावः) + hi (हि) + nirapekṣaḥ (निरपेक्षः) + paratra (परत्र) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svabhāvaḥ (स्वभावः) | nominative singular, masculine | an own-nature |
| kṛtako (कृतको) | nominative singular, masculine | kṛtaka (कृतक) |
| nāma (नाम) | indeclinable | indeed, by name |
| bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) | future, third person singular | will be |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| katham (कथम्) | indeclinable | how |
| akṛtrimaḥ (अकृत्रिमः) | nominative singular, masculine | akṛtrima (अकृत्रिम) |
| svabhāvaḥ (स्वभावः) | nominative singular, masculine | an own-nature |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| nirapekṣaḥ (निरपेक्षः) | nominative singular, masculine | nirapekṣa (निरपेक्ष) |
| paratra (परत्र) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
svabhāvaḥ (स्वभावः) is an own-nature. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kṛtako (कृतको) is kṛtaka (कृतक). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. nāma (नाम) is indeed, by name. It stands as indeclinable. bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) is will be. It stands as future, third person singular. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. katham (कथम्) is how. It stands as indeclinable.
akṛtrimaḥ (अकृत्रिमः) is akṛtrima (अकृत्रिम). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. svabhāvaḥ (स्वभावः) is an own-nature. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it svabhāvo (स्वभावो). hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. nirapekṣaḥ (निरपेक्षः) is nirapekṣa (निरपेक्ष). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. paratra (परत्र) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) is future, third person singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it svabhāvo (स्वभावो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svabhāvaḥ (स्वभावः) and kṛtako (कृतको).