22.15
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 22. Tathāgata (तथागत) / 22.15
प्रपञ्चयन्ति ये बुद्धं प्रपञ्चातीतमव्ययम् ते प्रपञ्चहताः सर्वे न पश्यन्ति तथागतम्
prapañcayanti ye buddhaṃ prapañcātītam avyayam te prapañcahatāḥ sarve na paśyanti tathāgatam
The line
In prapañcayanta (प्रपञ्चयन्त), who, which, one who has woken, prapañcātīta (प्रपञ्चातीत), avyaya (अव्यय), they, those, prapañcahata (प्रपञ्चहत), all, not in paśyanta (पश्यन्त), the one who has gone thus.
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: prapañcayanti (प्रपञ्चयन्ति) + ye (ये) + buddhaṃ (बुद्धं) + prapañcātītam (प्रपञ्चातीतम्) + avyayam (अव्ययम्) + te (ते) + prapañcahatāḥ (प्रपञ्चहताः) + sarve (सर्वे) + na (न) + paśyanti (पश्यन्ति) + tathāgatam (तथागतम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prapañcayanti (प्रपञ्चयन्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | prapañcayanta (प्रपञ्चयन्त) |
| ye (ये) | nominative plural, masculine | who, which |
| buddhaṃ (बुद्धं) | accusative singular, masculine | one who has woken |
| prapañcātītam (प्रपञ्चातीतम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | prapañcātīta (प्रपञ्चातीत) |
| avyayam (अव्ययम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | avyaya (अव्यय) |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| prapañcahatāḥ (प्रपञ्चहताः) | nominative plural | prapañcahata (प्रपञ्चहत) |
| sarve (सर्वे) | nominative plural, masculine | all |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| paśyanti (पश्यन्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | paśyanta (पश्यन्त) |
| tathāgatam (तथागतम्) | accusative singular, masculine | the one who has gone thus |
The phrases
prapañcayanti (प्रपञ्चयन्ति) is prapañcayanta (प्रपञ्चयन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. ye (ये) is who, which. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. buddhaṃ (बुद्धं) is one who has woken. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. prapañcātītam (प्रपञ्चातीतम्) is prapañcātīta (प्रपञ्चातीत). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. avyayam (अव्ययम्) is avyaya (अव्यय). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine.
prapañcahatāḥ (प्रपञ्चहताः) is prapañcahata (प्रपञ्चहत). It stands as nominative plural. sarve (सर्वे) is all. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. paśyanti (पश्यन्ति) is paśyanta (पश्यन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. tathāgatam (तथागतम्) is the one who has gone thus. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
prapañcayanti (प्रपञ्चयन्ति) is locative singular, or nominative singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prapañcayanti (प्रपञ्चयन्ति) and ye (ये).