18.9
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 18. Ātman (आत्मन्) / 18.9
अपरप्रत्ययं शान्तं प्रपञ्चैरप्रपञ्चितम् निर्विकल्पमनानार्थमेतत् तत्त्वस्य लक्षणम्
aparapratyayaṃ śāntaṃ prapañcair aprapañcitam nirvikalpam anānārtham etat tattvasya lakṣaṇam
The line
A compound: apara (अपर), and a condition, śānta (शान्त), prapañcair (प्रपञ्चैर्), aprapañcita (अप्रपञ्चित), nirvikalpa (निर्विकल्प), anānārtha (अनानार्थ), this, of a reality, what is so, a mark.
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: apara-pratyayaṃ (अपर-प्रत्ययं) + śāntaṃ (शान्तं) + prapañcair (प्रपञ्चैर्) + aprapañcitam (अप्रपञ्चितम्) + nirvikalpam (निर्विकल्पम्) + anānārtham (अनानार्थम्) + etat (एतत्) + tattvasya (तत्त्वस्य) + lakṣaṇam (लक्षणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apara-pratyayaṃ (अपर-प्रत्ययं) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: apara (अपर), and a condition. Read it from the end |
| śāntaṃ (शान्तं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | śānta (शान्त) |
| prapañcair (प्रपञ्चैर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| aprapañcitam (अप्रपञ्चितम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | aprapañcita (अप्रपञ्चित) |
| nirvikalpam (निर्विकल्पम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | nirvikalpa (निर्विकल्प) |
| anānārtham (अनानार्थम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | anānārtha (अनानार्थ) |
| etat (एतत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | this |
| tattvasya (तत्त्वस्य) | genitive singular | a reality, what is so |
| lakṣaṇam (लक्षणम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a mark |
The phrases
apara-pratyayaṃ (अपर-प्रत्ययं) is a compound: apara (अपर), and a condition. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. śāntaṃ (शान्तं) is śānta (शान्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. prapañcair (प्रपञ्चैर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. aprapañcitam (अप्रपञ्चितम्) is aprapañcita (अप्रपञ्चित). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. nirvikalpam (निर्विकल्पम्) is nirvikalpa (निर्विकल्प). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
anānārtham (अनानार्थम्) is anānārtha (अनानार्थ). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. etat (एतत्) is this. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tattvasya (तत्त्वस्य) is a reality, what is so. It stands as genitive singular. lakṣaṇam (लक्षणम्) is a mark. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
apara-pratyayaṃ (अपर-प्रत्ययं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss apara-pratyayaṃ (अपर-प्रत्ययं) and śāntaṃ (शान्तं).