18.6
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 18. Ātman (आत्मन्) / 18.6
आत्मेत्यपि प्रज्ञपितमनात्मेत्यपि देशितम् बुद्धैर् नात्मा न चानात्मा कश्चिदित्यपि देशितम्
ātmety api prajñapitam anātmety api deśitam buddhair nātmā na cānātmā kaścid ity api deśitam
The line
The self thus even, prajñapita (प्रज्ञपित), not the self thus even, deśita (देशित), by means of one who has woken, not the self, not cānātma (चानात्म), someone. kaścit (कश्चित्) before a voiced sound thus even, deśita (देशित).
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 18. Ātman (आत्मन्). The self. The chapter the āstika (आस्तिक) books are arguing with. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: ātma (आत्म) + ity (इत्य्) + api (अपि) + prajñapitam (प्रज्ञपितम्) + anātma (अनात्म) + ity (इत्य्) + api (अपि) + deśitam (देशितम्) + buddhaiḥ (बुद्धैः) + na (न) + ātmā (आत्मा) + na (न) + cānātmā (चानात्मा) + kaścid (कश्चिद्) + ity (इत्य्) + api (अपि) + deśitam (देशितम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ātma (आत्म) | nominative singular, masculine | the self |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| prajñapitam (प्रज्ञपितम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | prajñapita (प्रज्ञपित) |
| anātma (अनात्म) | nominative singular, masculine | not the self |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| deśitam (देशितम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | deśita (देशित) |
| buddhaiḥ (बुद्धैः) | instrumental plural | one who has woken |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| ātmā (आत्मा) | nominative singular, masculine | the self |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| cānātmā (चानात्मा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | cānātma (चानात्म) |
| kaścid (कश्चिद्) | nominative singular, masculine | someone. kaścit (कश्चित्) before a voiced sound |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| deśitam (देशितम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | deśita (देशित) |
The phrases
ātma (आत्म) is the self. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as ātmety (आत्मेत्य्). api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. prajñapitam (प्रज्ञपितम्) is prajñapita (प्रज्ञपित). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. anātma (अनात्म) is not the self. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as anātmety (अनात्मेत्य्). api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. deśitam (देशितम्) is deśita (देशित). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. buddhaiḥ (बुद्धैः) is one who has woken. It stands as instrumental plural. The line writes it buddhair.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. ātmā (आत्मा) is the self. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as nātmā (नात्मा). na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. cānātmā (चानात्मा) is cānātma (चानात्म). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. kaścid (कश्चिद्) is someone. kaścit (कश्चित्) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. deśitam (देशितम्) is deśita (देशित). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
prajñapitam (प्रज्ञपितम्) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins it on as ātmety (आत्मेत्य्). The line joins it on as anātmety (अनात्मेत्य्). The line writes it buddhair. The line joins them as nātmā (नात्मा).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ātma (आत्म) and prajñapitam (प्रज्ञपितम्).