21.1
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 21. Saṃbhavavibhava (संभवविभव) / 21.1
विना वा सह वा नास्ति विभवः संभवेन वै विना वा सह वा नास्ति संभवो विभवेन वै
vinā vā saha vā nāsti vibhavaḥ saṃbhavena vai vinā vā saha vā nāsti saṃbhavo vibhavena vai
The line
Without or, together with or, is not, passing away, by means of arising, without or, together with or, is not, arising, by means of passing away.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 21. Saṃbhavavibhava (संभवविभव). Arising and passing away. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: vinā (विना) + vā (वा) + saha (सह) + vā (वा) + nāsti (नास्ति) + vibhavaḥ (विभवः) + saṃbhavena (संभवेन) + vai (वै) + vinā (विना) + vā (वा) + saha (सह) + vā (वा) + nāsti (नास्ति) + saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) + vibhavena (विभवेन) + vai (वै)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vinā (विना) | indeclinable | without |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| saha (सह) | indeclinable | together with |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| nāsti (नास्ति) | present, third person singular | is not |
| vibhavaḥ (विभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | passing away |
| saṃbhavena (संभवेन) | instrumental singular | arising |
| vai (वै) | indeclinable | indeed |
| vinā (विना) | indeclinable | without |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| saha (सह) | indeclinable | together with |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| nāsti (नास्ति) | present, third person singular | is not |
| saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | arising |
| vibhavena (विभवेन) | instrumental singular | passing away |
| vai (वै) | indeclinable | indeed |
The phrases
vinā (विना) is without. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. saha (सह) is together with. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. nāsti (नास्ति) is is not. It stands as present, third person singular. vibhavaḥ (विभवः) is passing away. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. saṃbhavena (संभवेन) is arising. It stands as instrumental singular. vai (वै) is indeed. It stands as indeclinable.
vinā (विना) is without. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. saha (सह) is together with. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. nāsti (नास्ति) is is not. It stands as present, third person singular. saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) is arising. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it saṃbhavo (संभवो). vibhavena (विभवेन) is passing away. It stands as instrumental singular. vai (वै) is indeed. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃbhavena (संभवेन) is instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it saṃbhavo (संभवो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vinā (विना) and saha (सह).