21.15
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 21. Saṃbhavavibhava (संभवविभव) / 21.15
भावमभ्युपपन्नस्य नैवोच्छेदो न शाश्वतमुदयव्ययसंतानः फलहेत्वोर् भवः स हि
bhāvam abhyupapannasya naivocchedo na śāśvatam udayavyayasaṃtānaḥ phalahetvor bhavaḥ sa hi
The line
A state, of abhyupapanna (अभ्युपपन्न), not a compound: only, just, and cutting off, not permanent, udayavyayasaṃtāna (उदयव्ययसंतान), of a compound: a fruit, and hetva (हेत्व), bhava (भव), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant.
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) + na (न) + eva-ucchedaḥ (एव-उच्छेदः) + na (न) + śāśvatam (शाश्वतम्) + udayavyayasaṃtānaḥ (उदयव्ययसंतानः) + phala-hetvoḥ (फल-हेत्वोः) + bhavaḥ (भवः) + sa (स) + hi (हि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bhāvam (भावम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a state |
| abhyupapannasya (अभ्युपपन्नस्य) | genitive singular | abhyupapanna (अभ्युपपन्न) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| eva-ucchedaḥ (एव-उच्छेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: only, just, and cutting off. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| śāśvatam (शाश्वतम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | permanent |
| udayavyayasaṃtānaḥ (उदयव्ययसंतानः) | nominative singular, masculine | udayavyayasaṃtāna (उदयव्ययसंतान) |
| phala-hetvoḥ (फल-हेत्वोः) | genitive or ablative singular | a compound: a fruit, and hetva (हेत्व). Read it from the end |
| bhavaḥ (भवः) | nominative singular, masculine | bhava (भव) |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
The phrases
bhāvam (भावम्) is a state. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. abhyupapannasya (अभ्युपपन्नस्य) is abhyupapanna (अभ्युपपन्न). It stands as genitive singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. eva-ucchedaḥ (एव-उच्छेदः) is a compound: only, just, and cutting off. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it evocchedo. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. śāśvatam (शाश्वतम्) is permanent. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
udayavyayasaṃtānaḥ (उदयव्ययसंतानः) is udayavyayasaṃtāna (उदयव्ययसंतान). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. phala-hetvoḥ (फल-हेत्वोः) is a compound: a fruit, and hetva (हेत्व). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive or ablative singular. The line writes it phalahetvor. bhavaḥ (भवः) is bhava (भव). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
udayavyayasaṃtānaḥ (उदयव्ययसंतानः) is nominative singular, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it evocchedo. The line writes it phalahetvor.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss bhāvam (भावम्) and abhyupapannasya (अभ्युपपन्नस्य).