21.7
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 21. Saṃbhavavibhava (संभवविभव) / 21.7
क्षयस्य संभवो नास्ति नाक्षयस्यास्ति संभवः क्षयस्य विभवो नास्ति विभवो नाक्षयस्य च
kṣayasya saṃbhavo nāsti nākṣayasyāsti saṃbhavaḥ kṣayasya vibhavo nāsti vibhavo nākṣayasya ca
The line
Of destruction, arising, is not, not in akṣayasyāsta (अक्षयस्यास्त), arising, of destruction, passing away, is not, passing away, not of akṣaya (अक्षय) and.
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: kṣayasya (क्षयस्य) + saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) + nāsti (नास्ति) + na (न) + akṣayasyāsti (अक्षयस्यास्ति) + saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) + kṣayasya (क्षयस्य) + vibhavaḥ (विभवः) + nāsti (नास्ति) + vibhavaḥ (विभवः) + na (न) + akṣayasya (अक्षयस्य) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kṣayasya (क्षयस्य) | genitive singular | destruction |
| saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | arising |
| nāsti (नास्ति) | present, third person singular | is not |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| akṣayasyāsti (अक्षयस्यास्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | akṣayasyāsta (अक्षयस्यास्त) |
| saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | arising |
| kṣayasya (क्षयस्य) | genitive singular | destruction |
| vibhavaḥ (विभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | passing away |
| nāsti (नास्ति) | present, third person singular | is not |
| vibhavaḥ (विभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | passing away |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| akṣayasya (अक्षयस्य) | genitive singular | akṣaya (अक्षय) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
kṣayasya (क्षयस्य) is destruction. It stands as genitive singular. saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) is arising. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it saṃbhavo (संभवो). nāsti (नास्ति) is is not. It stands as present, third person singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. akṣayasyāsti (अक्षयस्यास्ति) is akṣayasyāsta (अक्षयस्यास्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) is arising. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kṣayasya (क्षयस्य) is destruction. It stands as genitive singular.
vibhavaḥ (विभवः) is passing away. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it vibhavo. nāsti (नास्ति) is is not. It stands as present, third person singular. vibhavaḥ (विभवः) is passing away. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it vibhavo. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. akṣayasya (अक्षयस्य) is akṣaya (अक्षय). It stands as genitive singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
akṣayasyāsti (अक्षयस्यास्ति) is locative singular, or nominative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it saṃbhavo (संभवो). The line writes it vibhavo. The line writes it vibhavo.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kṣayasya (क्षयस्य) and saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः).