23.4
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 23. Viparyāsa (विपर्यास) / 23.4
कस्य चिद् धि भवन्तीमे क्लेशाः स च न सिध्यति कश्चिदाहो विना कंचित् सन्ति क्लेशा न कस्यचित्
kasya cid dhi bhavantīme kleśāḥ sa ca na sidhyati kaścid āho vinā kaṃcit santi kleśā na kasyacit
The line
Of of whom, some. cit before a voiced sound, in a thought, in bhavantīma (भवन्तीम), an affliction, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant and, not is established, someone. kaścit (कश्चित्) before a voiced sound, āho (आहो), without, kaṃcit (कंचित्), are, an affliction, not of of whom, some, at all.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 23. Viparyāsa (विपर्यास). The reversals, taking the impure for the pure and the rest. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: kasya (कस्य) + cid (चिद्) + dhi (धि) + bhavantīme (भवन्तीमे) + kleśāḥ (क्लेशाः) + sa (स) + ca (च) + na (न) + sidhyati (सिध्यति) + kaścid (कश्चिद्) + āho (आहो) + vinā (विना) + kaṃcit (कंचित्) + santi (सन्ति) + kleśā (क्लेशा) + na (न) + kasya (कस्य) + cit (चित्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kasya (कस्य) | genitive singular | of whom |
| cid (चिद्) | indeclinable | some. cit before a voiced sound |
| dhi (धि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | a thought |
| bhavantīme (भवन्तीमे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | bhavantīma (भवन्तीम) |
| kleśāḥ (क्लेशाः) | nominative plural | an affliction |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| sidhyati (सिध्यति) | present, third person singular | is established |
| kaścid (कश्चिद्) | nominative singular, masculine | someone. kaścit (कश्चित्) before a voiced sound |
| āho (आहो) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| vinā (विना) | indeclinable | without |
| kaṃcit (कंचित्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| santi (सन्ति) | present, third person plural | are |
| kleśā (क्लेशा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | an affliction |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| kasya (कस्य) | genitive singular | of whom |
| cit (चित्) | indeclinable | some, at all |
The phrases
kasya (कस्य) is of whom. It stands as genitive singular. cid (चिद्) is some. cit before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. dhi (धि) is a thought. It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. bhavantīme (भवन्तीमे) is bhavantīma (भवन्तीम). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. kleśāḥ (क्लेशाः) is an affliction. It stands as nominative plural. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. sidhyati (सिध्यति) is is established. It stands as present, third person singular.
kaścid (कश्चिद्) is someone. kaścit (कश्चित्) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. āho (आहो) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. vinā (विना) is without. It stands as indeclinable. kaṃcit (कंचित्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. santi (सन्ति) is are. It stands as present, third person plural. kleśā (क्लेशा) is an affliction. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. kasya (कस्य) is of whom. It stands as genitive singular. cit (चित्) is some, at all. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as kasyacit.
Sanskrit in this line
bhavantīme (भवन्तीमे) is locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as kasyacit.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kasya (कस्य) and cid (चिद्).