16.7
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 16. Bandhanamokṣa (बन्धनमोक्ष) / 16.7
बध्नीयाद् बन्धनं कामं बन्ध्यात् पूर्वं भवेद् यदि न चास्ति तच् छेषमुक्तं गम्यमानगतागतैः
badhnīyād bandhanaṃ kāmaṃ bandhyāt pūrvaṃ bhaved yadi na cāsti tac cheṣam uktaṃ gamyamānagatāgataiḥ
The line
Because of badhnīya (बध्नीय), bondage, desire, because of bandhya (बन्ध्य), the earlier, would be. bhavet before a voiced sound, if, not and, is, that. tat before c, cheṣa (छेष), what has been said, by means of a compound: being gone over, gone, and not gone.
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: badhnīyād (बध्नीयाद्) + bandhanaṃ (बन्धनं) + kāmaṃ (कामं) + bandhyāt (बन्ध्यात्) + pūrvaṃ (पूर्वं) + bhaved (भवेद्) + yadi (यदि) + na (न) + ca (च) + asti (अस्ति) + tac (तच्) + cheṣam (छेषम्) + uktaṃ (उक्तं) + gamyamāna-gata-agataiḥ (गम्यमान-गत-अगतैः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| badhnīyād (बध्नीयाद्) | ablative singular | badhnīya (बध्नीय) |
| bandhanaṃ (बन्धनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | bondage |
| kāmaṃ (कामं) | accusative singular, masculine | desire |
| bandhyāt (बन्ध्यात्) | ablative singular | bandhya (बन्ध्य) |
| pūrvaṃ (पूर्वं) | accusative singular, masculine | the earlier |
| bhaved (भवेद्) | optative, third person singular | would be. bhavet before a voiced sound |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| asti (अस्ति) | present, third person singular | is |
| tac (तच्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that. tat before c |
| cheṣam (छेषम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | cheṣa (छेष) |
| uktaṃ (उक्तं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what has been said |
| gamyamāna-gata-agataiḥ (गम्यमान-गत-अगतैः) | instrumental plural | a compound: being gone over, gone, and not gone. Read it from the end |
The phrases
badhnīyād (बध्नीयाद्) is badhnīya (बध्नीय). It stands as ablative singular. bandhanaṃ (बन्धनं) is bondage. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. kāmaṃ (कामं) is desire. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. bandhyāt (बन्ध्यात्) is bandhya (बन्ध्य). It stands as ablative singular. pūrvaṃ (पूर्वं) is the earlier. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. bhaved (भवेद्) is would be. bhavet before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. asti (अस्ति) is is. It stands as present, third person singular. The line joins them as cāsti (चास्ति). tac (तच्) is that. tat before c. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. cheṣam (छेषम्) is cheṣa (छेष). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. uktaṃ (उक्तं) is what has been said. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. gamyamāna-gata-agataiḥ (गम्यमान-गत-अगतैः) is a compound: being gone over, gone, and not gone. Read it from the end. It stands as instrumental plural.
Sanskrit in this line
gamyamāna-gata-agataiḥ (गम्यमान-गत-अगतैः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as cāsti (चास्ति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss badhnīyād (बध्नीयाद्) and bandhanaṃ (बन्धनं).