21.14
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 21. Saṃbhavavibhava (संभवविभव) / 21.14
भावमभ्युपपन्नस्य शाश्वतोच्छेददर्शनम् प्रसज्यते स भावो हि नित्योऽनित्योऽथ वा भवेत्
bhāvam abhyupapannasya śāśvatocchedadarśanam prasajyate sa bhāvo hi nityo 'nityo 'tha vā bhavet
The line
A state, of abhyupapanna (अभ्युपपन्न), a compound: permanent, cutting off, and seeing, is forced as a consequence, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound. Eternal, not eternal, now, and then or, would be.
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: bhāvam (भावम्) + abhyupapannasya (अभ्युपपन्नस्य) + śāśvata-uccheda-darśanam (शाश्वत-उच्छेद-दर्शनम्) + prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) + sa (स) + bhāvo (भावो) + hi (हि) + nityo (नित्यो) + anityo (अनित्यो) + atha (अथ) + vā (वा) + bhavet (भवेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhāvam (भावम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a state |
| abhyupapannasya (अभ्युपपन्नस्य) | genitive singular | abhyupapanna (अभ्युपपन्न) |
| śāśvata-uccheda-darśanam (शाश्वत-उच्छेद-दर्शनम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: permanent, cutting off, and seeing. Read it from the end |
| prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) | present, third person singular | is forced as a consequence |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| bhāvo (भावो) | nominative singular, masculine | a being, a state. bhāvaḥ (भावः) before a voiced sound |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| nityo (नित्यो) | nominative singular, masculine | eternal |
| anityo (अनित्यो) | nominative singular, masculine | not eternal |
| atha (अथ) | indeclinable | now, and then |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
The phrases
bhāvam (भावम्) is a state. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. abhyupapannasya (अभ्युपपन्नस्य) is abhyupapanna (अभ्युपपन्न). It stands as genitive singular. śāśvata-uccheda-darśanam (शाश्वत-उच्छेद-दर्शनम्) is a compound: permanent, cutting off, and seeing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) is is forced as a consequence. It stands as present, third person singular. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. 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.
hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. nityo (नित्यो) is eternal. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. anityo (अनित्यो) is not eternal. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. atha (अथ) is now, and then. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
śāśvata-uccheda-darśanam (शाश्वत-उच्छेद-दर्शनम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhāvam (भावम्) and abhyupapannasya (अभ्युपपन्नस्य).