16.9
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 16. Bandhanamokṣa (बन्धनमोक्ष) / 16.9
निर्वास्याम्यनुपादानो निर्वाणं मे भविष्यति इति येषां ग्रहस् तेषामुपादानमहाग्रहः
nirvāsyāmy anupādāno nirvāṇaṃ me bhaviṣyati iti yeṣāṃ grahas teṣām upādānamahāgrahaḥ
The line
nirvāsyāmy (निर्वास्याम्य्), anupādāna (अनुपादान), release, of me, will be thus, of of whom, grahas (ग्रह), of of them, a compound: the material, mahā (महा), and graha (ग्रह).
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: nirvāsyāmy (निर्वास्याम्य्) + anupādāno (अनुपादानो) + nirvāṇaṃ (निर्वाणं) + me (मे) + bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) + iti (इति) + yeṣāṃ (येषां) + grahas (ग्रह) + teṣām (तेषाम्) + upādāna-mahā-grahaḥ (उपादान-महा-ग्रहः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nirvāsyāmy (निर्वास्याम्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| anupādāno (अनुपादानो) | nominative singular, masculine | anupādāna (अनुपादान) |
| nirvāṇaṃ (निर्वाणं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | release |
| me (मे) | genitive or dative singular | me |
| bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) | future, third person singular | will be |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| yeṣāṃ (येषां) | genitive plural | of whom |
| grahas (ग्रह) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| teṣām (तेषाम्) | genitive plural | of them |
| upādāna-mahā-grahaḥ (उपादान-महा-ग्रहः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the material, mahā (महा), and graha (ग्रह). Read it from the end |
The phrases
nirvāsyāmy (निर्वास्याम्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. anupādāno (अनुपादानो) is anupādāna (अनुपादान). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. nirvāṇaṃ (निर्वाणं) is release. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. me (मे) is me. It stands as genitive or dative singular. bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) is will be. It stands as future, third person singular.
iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. yeṣāṃ (येषां) is of whom. It stands as genitive plural. grahas (ग्रह) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. teṣām (तेषाम्) is of them. It stands as genitive plural. upādāna-mahā-grahaḥ (उपादान-महा-ग्रहः) is a compound: the material, mahā (महा), and graha (ग्रह). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
upādāna-mahā-grahaḥ (उपादान-महा-ग्रहः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nirvāsyāmy (निर्वास्याम्य्) and anupādāno (अनुपादानो).