21.17
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 21. Saṃbhavavibhava (संभवविभव) / 21.17
सद्भावस्य स्वभावेन नासद्भावश् च युज्यते निर्वाणकाले चोच्छेदः प्रशमाद् भवसंततेः
sadbhāvasya svabhāvena nāsadbhāvaś ca yujyate nirvāṇakāle cocchedaḥ praśamād bhavasaṃtateḥ
The line
Of a compound: what is, and a state, by means of an own-nature, not not a compound: what is, and a state and, fits, in a compound: release, and time, a compound: and, and cutting off, because of praśama (प्रशम), of bhavasaṃtata (भवसंतत).
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: sad-bhāvasya (सद्-भावस्य) + svabhāvena (स्वभावेन) + na (न) + a-sad-bhāvaḥ (अ-सद्-भावः) + ca (च) + yujyate (युज्यते) + nirvāṇa-kāle (निर्वाण-काले) + ca-ucchedaḥ (च-उच्छेदः) + praśamād (प्रशमाद्) + bhavasaṃtateḥ (भवसंततेः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sad-bhāvasya (सद्-भावस्य) | genitive singular | a compound: what is, and a state. Read it from the end |
| svabhāvena (स्वभावेन) | instrumental singular | an own-nature |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| a-sad-bhāvaḥ (अ-सद्-भावः) | nominative singular, masculine | not a compound: what is, and a state. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| yujyate (युज्यते) | present, third person singular | fits |
| nirvāṇa-kāle (निर्वाण-काले) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: release, and time. Read it from the end |
| ca-ucchedaḥ (च-उच्छेदः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: and, and cutting off. Read it from the end |
| praśamād (प्रशमाद्) | ablative singular | praśama (प्रशम) |
| bhavasaṃtateḥ (भवसंततेः) | genitive or ablative singular | bhavasaṃtata (भवसंतत) |
The phrases
sad-bhāvasya (सद्-भावस्य) is a compound: what is, and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive singular. svabhāvena (स्वभावेन) is an own-nature. It stands as instrumental singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. a-sad-bhāvaḥ (अ-सद्-भावः) is not a compound: what is, and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it sadbhāvaś (सद्भावश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
yujyate (युज्यते) is fits. It stands as present, third person singular. nirvāṇa-kāle (निर्वाण-काले) is a compound: release, and time. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. ca-ucchedaḥ (च-उच्छेदः) is a compound: and, and cutting off. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. praśamād (प्रशमाद्) is praśama (प्रशम). It stands as ablative singular. bhavasaṃtateḥ (भवसंततेः) is bhavasaṃtata (भवसंतत). It stands as genitive or ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
bhavasaṃtateḥ (भवसंततेः) is genitive or ablative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it sadbhāvaś (सद्भावश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sad-bhāvasya (सद्-भावस्य) and svabhāvena (स्वभावेन).