18.7
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 18. Ātman (आत्मन्) / 18.7
निवृत्तमभिधातव्यं निवृत्तश् चित्तगोचरः अनुत्पन्नानिरुद्धा हि निर्वाणमिव धर्मता
nivṛttam abhidhātavyaṃ nivṛttaś cittagocaraḥ anutpannāniruddhā hi nirvāṇam iva dharmatā
The line
The stopping, abhidhātavya (अभिधातव्य), the stopping, a compound: the mind, and gocara (गोचर), anutpannāniruddha (अनुत्पन्नानिरुद्ध). Release, like, as if, a compound: dharma, a property, and the state of being that.
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: nivṛttam (निवृत्तम्) + abhidhātavyaṃ (अभिधातव्यं) + nivṛttaḥ (निवृत्तः) + citta-gocaraḥ (चित्त-गोचरः) + anutpannāniruddhā (अनुत्पन्नानिरुद्धा) + hi (हि) + nirvāṇam (निर्वाणम्) + iva (इव) + dharma-tā (धर्म-ता)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nivṛttam (निवृत्तम्) | accusative singular, feminine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the stopping |
| abhidhātavyaṃ (अभिधातव्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | abhidhātavya (अभिधातव्य) |
| nivṛttaḥ (निवृत्तः) | nominative singular, feminine | the stopping |
| citta-gocaraḥ (चित्त-गोचरः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the mind, and gocara (गोचर). Read it from the end |
| anutpannāniruddhā (अनुत्पन्नानिरुद्धा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | anutpannāniruddha (अनुत्पन्नानिरुद्ध) |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| nirvāṇam (निर्वाणम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | release |
| iva (इव) | indeclinable | like, as if |
| dharma-tā (धर्म-ता) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: dharma, a property, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
The phrases
nivṛttam (निवृत्तम्) is the stopping. It stands as accusative singular, feminine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. abhidhātavyaṃ (अभिधातव्यं) is abhidhātavya (अभिधातव्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. nivṛttaḥ (निवृत्तः) is the stopping. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. The line writes it nivṛttaś (निवृत्तश्). citta-gocaraḥ (चित्त-गोचरः) is a compound: the mind, and gocara (गोचर). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. anutpannāniruddhā (अनुत्पन्नानिरुद्धा) is anutpannāniruddha (अनुत्पन्नानिरुद्ध). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. nirvāṇam (निर्वाणम्) is release. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. iva (इव) is like, as if. It stands as indeclinable. dharma-tā (धर्म-ता) is a compound: dharma, a property, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
anutpannāniruddhā (अनुत्पन्नानिरुद्धा) is nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it nivṛttaś (निवृत्तश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nivṛttam (निवृत्तम्) and abhidhātavyaṃ (अभिधातव्यं).