21.12
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 21. Saṃbhavavibhava (संभवविभव) / 21.12
न भावाज् जायते भावो भावोऽभावान् न जायते नाभावाज् जायतेऽभावोऽभावो भावान् न जायते
na bhāvāj jāyate bhāvo bhāvo 'bhāvān na jāyate nābhāvāj jāyate 'bhāvo 'bhāvo bhāvān na jāyate
The line
Not because of a state, arises, is born, a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound, a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound, absence, not arises, is born, not because of because of absence, arises, is born, absence, absence, a state, not arises, is born.
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: na (न) + bhāvāt (भावात्) + jāyate (जायते) + bhāvo (भावो) + bhāvo (भावो) + abhāvān (अभावान्) + na (न) + jāyate (जायते) + na (न) + abhāvāt (अभावात्) + jāyate (जायते) + abhāvo (अभावो) + abhāvaḥ (अभावः) + bhāvān (भावान्) + na (न) + jāyate (जायते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| bhāvāt (भावात्) | ablative singular | a state |
| jāyate (जायते) | present, third person singular | arises, is born |
| bhāvo (भावो) | nominative singular, masculine | a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound |
| bhāvo (भावो) | nominative singular, masculine | a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound |
| abhāvān (अभावान्) | accusative plural, masculine | absence |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| jāyate (जायते) | present, third person singular | arises, is born |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| abhāvāt (अभावात्) | ablative singular | because of absence |
| jāyate (जायते) | present, third person singular | arises, is born |
| abhāvo (अभावो) | nominative singular, masculine | absence |
| abhāvaḥ (अभावः) | nominative singular, masculine | absence |
| bhāvān (भावान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a state |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| jāyate (जायते) | present, third person singular | arises, is born |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. bhāvāt (भावात्) is a state. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it bhāvāj (भावाज्). jāyate (जायते) is arises, is born. It stands as present, third person singular. bhāvo (भावो) is a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. bhāvo (भावो) is a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. abhāvān (अभावान्) is absence. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. jāyate (जायते) is arises, is born. It stands as present, third person singular.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. abhāvāt (अभावात्) is because of absence. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it abhāvāj (अभावाज्). jāyate (जायते) is arises, is born. It stands as present, third person singular. abhāvo (अभावो) is absence. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. abhāvaḥ (अभावः) is absence. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. bhāvān (भावान्) is a state. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. jāyate (जायते) is arises, is born. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The line writes it bhāvāj (भावाज्). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line writes it abhāvāj (अभावाज्). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhāvāt (भावात्) and jāyate (जायते).