21.11
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 21. Saṃbhavavibhava (संभवविभव) / 21.11
दृश्यते संभवश्चैव विभवश् चैव ते भवेत् दृश्यते संभवश्चैव मोहाद् विभव एव च
dṛśyate saṃbhavaścaiva vibhavaś caiva te bhavet dṛśyate saṃbhavaścaiva mohād vibhava eva ca
The line
Is seen, a compound: arising, and ścaiva (श्चैव), passing away and just, they, those, would be, is seen, a compound: arising, and ścaiva (श्चैव), because of confusion, passing away just 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: dṛśyate (दृश्यते) + saṃbhava-ścaiva (संभव-श्चैव) + vibhavaḥ (विभवः) + ca (च) + eva (एव) + te (ते) + bhavet (भवेत्) + dṛśyate (दृश्यते) + saṃbhava-ścaiva (संभव-श्चैव) + mohāt (मोहात्) + vibhava (विभव) + eva (एव) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dṛśyate (दृश्यते) | present, third person singular | is seen |
| saṃbhava-ścaiva (संभव-श्चैव) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: arising, and ścaiva (श्चैव). Read it from the end |
| vibhavaḥ (विभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | passing away |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
| dṛśyate (दृश्यते) | present, third person singular | is seen |
| saṃbhava-ścaiva (संभव-श्चैव) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: arising, and ścaiva (श्चैव). Read it from the end |
| mohāt (मोहात्) | ablative singular | confusion |
| vibhava (विभव) | the stem, as the line writes it | passing away |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
dṛśyate (दृश्यते) is is seen. It stands as present, third person singular. saṃbhava-ścaiva (संभव-श्चैव) is a compound: arising, and ścaiva (श्चैव). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. 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. te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular.
dṛśyate (दृश्यते) is is seen. It stands as present, third person singular. saṃbhava-ścaiva (संभव-श्चैव) is a compound: arising, and ścaiva (श्चैव). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. mohāt (मोहात्) is confusion. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it mohād (मोहाद्). vibhava (विभव) is passing away. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃbhava-ścaiva (संभव-श्चैव) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it vibhavaś (विभवश्). The line joins them as caiva. The line writes it mohād (मोहाद्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dṛśyate (दृश्यते) and saṃbhava-ścaiva (संभव-श्चैव).