22.5
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 22. Tathāgata (तथागत) / 22.5
स्कन्धान् यद्यनुपादाय भवेत् कश्चित् तथागतः स इदानीमुपादद्यादुपादाय ततो भवेत्
skandhān yady anupādāya bhavet kaścit tathāgataḥ sa idānīm upādadyād upādāya tato bhavet
The line
An aggregate of matter, if. yadi before a vowel, for a compound: an atom, and a quarter, a part, would be, someone, the one who has gone thus, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, idānīm (इदानीम्), because of upādadya (उपादद्य), for upāda (उपाद), from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound, would be.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 22. Tathāgata (तथागत). The one who has gone thus. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: skandhān (स्कन्धान्) + yady (यद्य्) + anu-pādāya (अनु-पादाय) + bhavet (भवेत्) + kaścit (कश्चित्) + tathāgataḥ (तथागतः) + sa (स) + idānīm (इदानीम्) + upādadyād (उपादद्याद्) + upādāya (उपादाय) + tato (ततो) + bhavet (भवेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| skandhān (स्कन्धान्) | accusative plural, masculine | an aggregate of matter |
| yady (यद्य्) | indeclinable | if. yadi before a vowel |
| anu-pādāya (अनु-पादाय) | dative singular | a compound: an atom, and a quarter, a part. Read it from the end |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
| kaścit (कश्चित्) | nominative singular, masculine | someone |
| tathāgataḥ (तथागतः) | nominative singular, masculine | the one who has gone thus |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| idānīm (इदानीम्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| upādadyād (उपादद्याद्) | ablative singular | upādadya (उपादद्य) |
| upādāya (उपादाय) | dative singular | upāda (उपाद) |
| tato (ततो) | indeclinable | from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
The phrases
skandhān (स्कन्धान्) is an aggregate of matter. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. yady (यद्य्) is if. yadi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. anu-pādāya (अनु-पादाय) is a compound: an atom, and a quarter, a part. Read it from the end. It stands as dative singular. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular. kaścit (कश्चित्) is someone. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. tathāgataḥ (तथागतः) is the one who has gone thus. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. idānīm (इदानीम्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. upādadyād (उपादद्याद्) is upādadya (उपादद्य). It stands as ablative singular. upādāya (उपादाय) is upāda (उपाद). It stands as dative singular. tato (ततो) is from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
anu-pādāya (अनु-पादाय) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss skandhān (स्कन्धान्) and anu-pādāya (अनु-पादाय).