21.20
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 21. Saṃbhavavibhava (संभवविभव) / 21.20
न चेन् निरुध्यमानश् च जायमानश् च युज्यते सार्धं च म्रियते येषु तेषु स्कन्धेषु जायते
na cen nirudhyamānaś ca jāyamānaś ca yujyate sārdhaṃ ca mriyate yeṣu teṣu skandheṣu jāyate
The line
If you say that not, then a compound: niru (निरु), dhya (ध्य), and a measure, a means of knowing and, a compound: jāya (जाय), and a measure, a means of knowing and, fits, sārdha (सार्ध) and, in mriyata (म्रियत), yeṣu (येषु), in in them, in an aggregate of matter, 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) + cen (चेन्) + niru-dhya-mānaḥ (निरु-ध्य-मानः) + ca (च) + jāya-mānaḥ (जाय-मानः) + ca (च) + yujyate (युज्यते) + sārdhaṃ (सार्धं) + ca (च) + mriyate (म्रियते) + yeṣu (येषु) + teṣu (तेषु) + skandheṣu (स्कन्धेषु) + jāyate (जायते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| cen (चेन्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before n |
| niru-dhya-mānaḥ (निरु-ध्य-मानः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: niru (निरु), dhya (ध्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| jāya-mānaḥ (जाय-मानः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: jāya (जाय), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| yujyate (युज्यते) | present, third person singular | fits |
| sārdhaṃ (सार्धं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | sārdha (सार्ध) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| mriyate (म्रियते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | mriyata (म्रियत) |
| yeṣu (येषु) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| teṣu (तेषु) | locative plural | in them |
| skandheṣu (स्कन्धेषु) | locative plural | an aggregate of matter |
| jāyate (जायते) | present, third person singular | arises, is born |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. cen (चेन्) is if you say. cet before n. It stands as indeclinable. niru-dhya-mānaḥ (निरु-ध्य-मानः) is a compound: niru (निरु), dhya (ध्य), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it nirudhyamānaś (निरुध्यमानश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. jāya-mānaḥ (जाय-मानः) is a compound: jāya (जाय), and a measure, a means of knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it jāyamānaś (जायमानश्). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. yujyate (युज्यते) is fits. It stands as present, third person singular.
sārdhaṃ (सार्धं) is sārdha (सार्ध). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. mriyate (म्रियते) is mriyata (म्रियत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. yeṣu (येषु) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. teṣu (तेषु) is in them. It stands as locative plural. skandheṣu (स्कन्धेषु) is an aggregate of matter. It stands as locative plural. jāyate (जायते) is arises, is born. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
niru-dhya-mānaḥ (निरु-ध्य-मानः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it nirudhyamānaś (निरुध्यमानश्). The line writes it jāyamānaś (जायमानश्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss niru-dhya-mānaḥ (निरु-ध्य-मानः) and jāya-mānaḥ (जाय-मानः).