16.2
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 16. Bandhanamokṣa (बन्धनमोक्ष) / 16.2
पुद्गलः संसरति चेत् स्कन्धायतनधातुषु पञ्चधा मृग्यमाणोऽसौ नास्ति कः संसरिष्यति
pudgalaḥ saṃsarati cet skandhāyatanadhātuṣu pañcadhā mṛgyamāṇo 'sau nāsti kaḥ saṃsariṣyati
The line
If you say that matter, in saṃsarata (संसरत), then in skandhāyatanadhāta (स्कन्धायतनधात), pañcadha (पञ्चध), mṛgyamāṇa (मृग्यमाण), that one, is not, who, in saṃsariṣyata (संसरिष्यत).
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 16. Bandhanamokṣa (बन्धनमोक्ष). Bondage and release. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: pudgalaḥ (पुद्गलः) + saṃsarati (संसरति) + cet (चेत्) + skandhāyatanadhātuṣu (स्कन्धायतनधातुषु) + pañcadhā (पञ्चधा) + mṛgyamāṇo (मृग्यमाणो) + asau (असौ) + nāsti (नास्ति) + kaḥ (कः) + saṃsariṣyati (संसरिष्यति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pudgalaḥ (पुद्गलः) | nominative singular, masculine | matter |
| saṃsarati (संसरति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | saṃsarata (संसरत) |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
| skandhāyatanadhātuṣu (स्कन्धायतनधातुषु) | locative plural | skandhāyatanadhāta (स्कन्धायतनधात) |
| pañcadhā (पञ्चधा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | pañcadha (पञ्चध) |
| mṛgyamāṇo (मृग्यमाणो) | nominative singular, masculine | mṛgyamāṇa (मृग्यमाण) |
| asau (असौ) | nominative singular | that one |
| nāsti (नास्ति) | present, third person singular | is not |
| kaḥ (कः) | nominative singular, masculine | who |
| saṃsariṣyati (संसरिष्यति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | saṃsariṣyata (संसरिष्यत) |
The phrases
pudgalaḥ (पुद्गलः) is matter. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. saṃsarati (संसरति) is saṃsarata (संसरत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable. skandhāyatanadhātuṣu (स्कन्धायतनधातुषु) is skandhāyatanadhāta (स्कन्धायतनधात). It stands as locative plural. pañcadhā (पञ्चधा) is pañcadha (पञ्चध). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
mṛgyamāṇo (मृग्यमाणो) is mṛgyamāṇa (मृग्यमाण). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. asau (असौ) is that one. It stands as nominative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. nāsti (नास्ति) is is not. It stands as present, third person singular. kaḥ (कः) is who. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. saṃsariṣyati (संसरिष्यति) is saṃsariṣyata (संसरिष्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss pudgalaḥ (पुद्गलः) and saṃsarati (संसरति).