16.8
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 16. Bandhanamokṣa (बन्धनमोक्ष) / 16.8
बद्धो न मुच्यते तावदबद्धो नैव मुच्यते स्यातां बद्धे मुच्यमाने युगपद् बन्धमोक्षणे
baddho na mucyate tāvad abaddho naiva mucyate syātāṃ baddhe mucyamāne yugapad bandhamokṣaṇe
The line
baddha (बद्ध), not is released, so far. tāvat (तावत्) before a voiced sound, abaddha (अबद्ध), not just, is released, of it would be, in baddha (बद्ध), in a compound: mucya (मुच्य), and a measure, a means of knowing, at one time, in a compound: bondage, and mokṣaṇa (मोक्षण).
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: baddho (बद्धो) + na (न) + mucyate (मुच्यते) + tāvad (तावद्) + abaddho (अबद्धो) + na (न) + eva (एव) + mucyate (मुच्यते) + syātāṃ (स्यातां) + baddhe (बद्धे) + mucya-māne (मुच्य-माने) + yugapad (युगपद्) + bandha-mokṣaṇe (बन्ध-मोक्षणे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| baddho (बद्धो) | nominative singular, masculine | baddha (बद्ध) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| mucyate (मुच्यते) | present, third person singular | is released |
| tāvad (तावद्) | indeclinable | so far. tāvat (तावत्) before a voiced sound |
| abaddho (अबद्धो) | nominative singular, masculine | abaddha (अबद्ध) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| mucyate (मुच्यते) | present, third person singular | is released |
| syātāṃ (स्यातां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | it would be |
| baddhe (बद्धे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | baddha (बद्ध) |
| mucya-māne (मुच्य-माने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: mucya (मुच्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| yugapad (युगपद्) | indeclinable | at one time |
| bandha-mokṣaṇe (बन्ध-मोक्षणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: bondage, and mokṣaṇa (मोक्षण). Read it from the end |
The phrases
baddho (बद्धो) is baddha (बद्ध). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. mucyate (मुच्यते) is is released. It stands as present, third person singular. tāvad (तावद्) is so far. tāvat (तावत्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. abaddho (अबद्धो) is abaddha (अबद्ध). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as naiva.
mucyate (मुच्यते) is is released. It stands as present, third person singular. syātāṃ (स्यातां) is it would be. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. baddhe (बद्धे) is baddha (बद्ध). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. mucya-māne (मुच्य-माने) is a compound: mucya (मुच्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. yugapad (युगपद्) is at one time. It stands as indeclinable. bandha-mokṣaṇe (बन्ध-मोक्षणे) is a compound: bondage, and mokṣaṇa (मोक्षण). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
bandha-mokṣaṇe (बन्ध-मोक्षणे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as naiva.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss baddho (बद्धो) and mucyate (मुच्यते).