15.3
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 15. Svabhāva (स्वभाव) / 15.3
कुतः स्वभावस्याभावे परभावो भविष्यति स्वभावः परभावस्य परभावो हि कथ्यते
kutaḥ svabhāvasyābhāve parabhāvo bhaviṣyati svabhāvaḥ parabhāvasya parabhāvo hi kathyate
The line
From where, how, in a compound: an own-nature, and syābhāva (स्याभाव), an other-nature, will be, an own-nature, of an other-nature, an other-nature. In kathyata (कथ्यत).
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: kutaḥ (कुतः) + svabhāva-syābhāve (स्वभाव-स्याभावे) + parabhāvaḥ (परभावः) + bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) + svabhāvaḥ (स्वभावः) + parabhāvasya (परभावस्य) + parabhāvaḥ (परभावः) + hi (हि) + kathyate (कथ्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kutaḥ (कुतः) | indeclinable | from where, how |
| svabhāva-syābhāve (स्वभाव-स्याभावे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: an own-nature, and syābhāva (स्याभाव). Read it from the end |
| parabhāvaḥ (परभावः) | nominative singular, masculine | an other-nature |
| bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) | future, third person singular | will be |
| svabhāvaḥ (स्वभावः) | nominative singular, masculine | an own-nature |
| parabhāvasya (परभावस्य) | genitive singular | an other-nature |
| parabhāvaḥ (परभावः) | nominative singular, masculine | an other-nature |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| kathyate (कथ्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | kathyata (कथ्यत) |
The phrases
kutaḥ (कुतः) is from where, how. It stands as indeclinable. svabhāva-syābhāve (स्वभाव-स्याभावे) is a compound: an own-nature, and syābhāva (स्याभाव). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. parabhāvaḥ (परभावः) is an other-nature. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it parabhāvo (परभावो). bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) is will be. It stands as future, third person singular. svabhāvaḥ (स्वभावः) is an own-nature. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
parabhāvasya (परभावस्य) is an other-nature. It stands as genitive singular. parabhāvaḥ (परभावः) is an other-nature. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it parabhāvo (परभावो). hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. kathyate (कथ्यते) is kathyata (कथ्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
svabhāva-syābhāve (स्वभाव-स्याभावे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it parabhāvo (परभावो). The line writes it parabhāvo (परभावो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svabhāva-syābhāve (स्वभाव-स्याभावे) and parabhāvaḥ (परभावः).