16.6
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 16. Bandhanamokṣa (बन्धनमोक्ष) / 16.6
बन्धनं चेदुपादानं सोपादानो न बध्यते बध्यते नानुपादानः किमवस्थोऽथ बध्यते
bandhanaṃ ced upādānaṃ sopādāno na badhyate badhyate nānupādānaḥ kimavastho 'tha badhyate
The line
If you say that bondage, then the material, sopādāna (सोपादान), not in badhyata (बध्यत), in badhyata (बध्यत), not anupādāna (अनुपादान), a compound: kimava (किमव), and standing, now, and then, in badhyata (बध्यत).
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: bandhanaṃ (बन्धनं) + ced (चेद्) + upādānaṃ (उपादानं) + sopādāno (सोपादानो) + na (न) + badhyate (बध्यते) + badhyate (बध्यते) + na (न) + anupādānaḥ (अनुपादानः) + kimava-stho (किमव-स्थो) + atha (अथ) + badhyate (बध्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bandhanaṃ (बन्धनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | bondage |
| ced (चेद्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before a voiced sound |
| upādānaṃ (उपादानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the material |
| sopādāno (सोपादानो) | nominative singular, masculine | sopādāna (सोपादान) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| badhyate (बध्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | badhyata (बध्यत) |
| badhyate (बध्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | badhyata (बध्यत) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| anupādānaḥ (अनुपादानः) | nominative singular, masculine | anupādāna (अनुपादान) |
| kimava-stho (किमव-स्थो) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: kimava (किमव), and standing. Read it from the end |
| atha (अथ) | indeclinable | now, and then |
| badhyate (बध्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | badhyata (बध्यत) |
The phrases
bandhanaṃ (बन्धनं) is bondage. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ced (चेद्) is if you say. cet before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. upādānaṃ (उपादानं) is the material. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sopādāno (सोपादानो) is sopādāna (सोपादान). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. badhyate (बध्यते) is badhyata (बध्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
badhyate (बध्यते) is badhyata (बध्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. anupādānaḥ (अनुपादानः) is anupādāna (अनुपादान). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kimava-stho (किमव-स्थो) is a compound: kimava (किमव), and standing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. atha (अथ) is now, and then. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. badhyate (बध्यते) is badhyata (बध्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
kimava-stho (किमव-स्थो) 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 bandhanaṃ (बन्धनं) and upādānaṃ (उपादानं).