22.13
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 22. Tathāgata (तथागत) / 22.13
घनग्राहो गृहीतस् तु येनास्तीति तथागतः नास्तीति स विकल्पयन् निर्वृतस्यापि कल्पयेत्
ghanagrāho gṛhītas tu yenāstīti tathāgataḥ nāstīti sa vikalpayan nirvṛtasyāpi kalpayet
The line
ghanagrāha (घनग्राह), gṛhītas (गृहीत) but, in yenāstīta (येनास्तीत), the one who has gone thus, is not thus, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, a compound: an alternative, a division, and yana (यन), in nirvṛtasyāpa (निर्वृतस्याप), kalpayet (कल्पयेत्).
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: ghanagrāho (घनग्राहो) + gṛhītas (गृहीत) + tu (तु) + yenāstīti (येनास्तीति) + tathāgataḥ (तथागतः) + nāsti (नास्ति) + iti (इति) + sa (स) + vikalpa-yana (विकल्प-यन) + nirvṛtasyāpi (निर्वृतस्यापि) + kalpayet (कल्पयेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ghanagrāho (घनग्राहो) | nominative singular, masculine | ghanagrāha (घनग्राह) |
| gṛhītas (गृहीत) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| yenāstīti (येनास्तीति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | yenāstīta (येनास्तीत) |
| tathāgataḥ (तथागतः) | nominative singular, masculine | the one who has gone thus |
| nāsti (नास्ति) | present, third person singular | is not |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| vikalpa-yana (विकल्प-यन) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: an alternative, a division, and yana (यन). Read it from the end |
| nirvṛtasyāpi (निर्वृतस्यापि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | nirvṛtasyāpa (निर्वृतस्याप) |
| kalpayet (कल्पयेत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
ghanagrāho (घनग्राहो) is ghanagrāha (घनग्राह). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. gṛhītas (गृहीत) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. yenāstīti (येनास्तीति) is yenāstīta (येनास्तीत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. tathāgataḥ (तथागतः) is the one who has gone thus. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. nāsti (नास्ति) is is not. It stands as present, third person singular.
iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as nāstīti (नास्तीति). sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. vikalpa-yana (विकल्प-यन) is a compound: an alternative, a division, and yana (यन). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. nirvṛtasyāpi (निर्वृतस्यापि) is nirvṛtasyāpa (निर्वृतस्याप). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. kalpayet (कल्पयेत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
vikalpa-yana (विकल्प-यन) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as nāstīti (नास्तीति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ghanagrāho (घनग्राहो) and gṛhītas (गृहीत).