21.8
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 21. Saṃbhavavibhava (संभवविभव) / 21.8
संभवो विभवश् चैव विना भावं न विद्यते संभवं विभवं चैव विना भावो न विद्यते
saṃbhavo vibhavaś caiva vinā bhāvaṃ na vidyate saṃbhavaṃ vibhavaṃ caiva vinā bhāvo na vidyate
The line
Arising, passing away and just, without, a state, not is found, arising, passing away and just, without, a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound, not is found.
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: saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) + vibhavaḥ (विभवः) + ca (च) + eva (एव) + vinā (विना) + bhāvaṃ (भावं) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते) + saṃbhavaṃ (संभवं) + vibhavaṃ (विभवं) + ca (च) + eva (एव) + vinā (विना) + bhāvo (भावो) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | arising |
| vibhavaḥ (विभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | passing away |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| vinā (विना) | indeclinable | without |
| bhāvaṃ (भावं) | accusative singular, masculine | a state |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
| saṃbhavaṃ (संभवं) | accusative singular, masculine | arising |
| vibhavaṃ (विभवं) | accusative singular, masculine | passing away |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| vinā (विना) | indeclinable | without |
| bhāvo (भावो) | nominative singular, masculine | a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
The phrases
saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) is arising. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it saṃbhavo (संभवो). vibhavaḥ (विभवः) is passing away. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it vibhavaś (विभवश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as caiva. vinā (विना) is without. It stands as indeclinable. bhāvaṃ (भावं) is a state. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular.
saṃbhavaṃ (संभवं) is arising. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. vibhavaṃ (विभवं) is passing away. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as caiva. vinā (विना) is without. It stands as indeclinable. bhāvo (भावो) is a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it saṃbhavo (संभवो). The line writes it vibhavaś (विभवश्). The line joins them as caiva. The line joins them as caiva.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss saṃbhavaḥ (संभवः) and vibhavaḥ (विभवः).