15.8
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 15. Svabhāva (स्वभाव) / 15.8
यद्यस्तित्वं प्रकृत्या स्यान् न भवेदस्य नास्तिता प्रकृतेरन्यथाभावो न हि जातूपपद्यते
yady astitvaṃ prakṛtyā syān na bhaved asya nāstitā prakṛter anyathābhāvo na hi jātūpapadyate
The line
If. yadi before a vowel, is, you, prakṛtya (प्रकृत्य), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n, not would be. bhavet before a voiced sound, of of this, not a compound: is, and the state of being that, of of nature, from the model, a compound: anyathā (अन्यथा), and a state, not. In jātūpapadyata (जातूपपद्यत).
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: yady (यद्य्) + asti (अस्ति) + tvaṃ (त्वं) + prakṛtyā (प्रकृत्या) + syān (स्यान्) + na (न) + bhaved (भवेद्) + asya (अस्य) + na (न) + asti-tā (अस्ति-ता) + prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः) + anyathā-bhāvaḥ (अन्यथा-भावः) + na (न) + hi (हि) + jātūpapadyate (जातूपपद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yady (यद्य्) | indeclinable | if. yadi before a vowel |
| asti (अस्ति) | present, third person singular | is |
| tvaṃ (त्वं) | nominative singular | you |
| prakṛtyā (प्रकृत्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | prakṛtya (प्रकृत्य) |
| syān (स्यान्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| bhaved (भवेद्) | optative, third person singular | would be. bhavet before a voiced sound |
| asya (अस्य) | genitive singular | of this |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| asti-tā (अस्ति-ता) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: is, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः) | genitive or ablative singular | of nature, from the model |
| anyathā-bhāvaḥ (अन्यथा-भावः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: anyathā (अन्यथा), and a state. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| jātūpapadyate (जातूपपद्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | jātūpapadyata (जातूपपद्यत) |
The phrases
yady (यद्य्) is if. yadi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. asti (अस्ति) is is. It stands as present, third person singular. tvaṃ (त्वं) is you. It stands as nominative singular. The line joins them as astitvaṃ (अस्तित्वं). prakṛtyā (प्रकृत्या) is prakṛtya (प्रकृत्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. syān (स्यान्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n. It stands as optative, third person singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. bhaved (भवेद्) is would be. bhavet before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. asya (अस्य) is of this. It stands as genitive singular.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. asti-tā (अस्ति-ता) is a compound: is, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. prakṛteḥ (प्रकृतेः) is of nature, from the model. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it prakṛter (प्रकृतेर्). anyathā-bhāvaḥ (अन्यथा-भावः) is a compound: anyathā (अन्यथा), and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it anyathābhāvo (अन्यथाभावो). na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. jātūpapadyate (जातूपपद्यते) is jātūpapadyata (जातूपपद्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
anyathā-bhāvaḥ (अन्यथा-भावः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as astitvaṃ (अस्तित्वं). The line writes it prakṛter (प्रकृतेर्). The line writes it anyathābhāvo (अन्यथाभावो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss asti (अस्ति) and tvaṃ (त्वं).