23.9
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 23. Viparyāsa (विपर्यास) / 23.9
अशुभं वा शुभं वापि कुतस् तेषु भविष्यति मायापुरुषकल्पेषु प्रतिबिम्बसमेषु च
aśubhaṃ vā śubhaṃ vāpi kutas teṣu bhaviṣyati māyāpuruṣakalpeṣu pratibimbasameṣu ca
The line
aśubha (अशुभ) or, śubha (शुभ) or even, from where, how, in in them, will be, in a compound: māyā (माया), the person, and kalpa (कल्प), in a compound: a reflection, and an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back and.
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: aśubhaṃ (अशुभं) + vā (वा) + śubhaṃ (शुभं) + vā (वा) + api (अपि) + kutaḥ (कुतः) + teṣu (तेषु) + bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) + māyā-puruṣa-kalpeṣu (माया-पुरुष-कल्पेषु) + pratibimba-sameṣu (प्रतिबिम्ब-समेषु) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aśubhaṃ (अशुभं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | aśubha (अशुभ) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| śubhaṃ (शुभं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | śubha (शुभ) |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| kutaḥ (कुतः) | indeclinable | from where, how |
| teṣu (तेषु) | locative plural | in them |
| bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) | future, third person singular | will be |
| māyā-puruṣa-kalpeṣu (माया-पुरुष-कल्पेषु) | locative plural | a compound: māyā (माया), the person, and kalpa (कल्प). Read it from the end |
| pratibimba-sameṣu (प्रतिबिम्ब-समेषु) | locative plural | a compound: a reflection, and an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
aśubhaṃ (अशुभं) is aśubha (अशुभ). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. śubhaṃ (शुभं) is śubha (शुभ). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as vāpi (वापि). kutaḥ (कुतः) is from where, how. It stands as indeclinable. The line writes it kutas.
teṣu (तेषु) is in them. It stands as locative plural. bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) is will be. It stands as future, third person singular. māyā-puruṣa-kalpeṣu (माया-पुरुष-कल्पेषु) is a compound: māyā (माया), the person, and kalpa (कल्प). Read it from the end. It stands as locative plural. pratibimba-sameṣu (प्रतिबिम्ब-समेषु) is a compound: a reflection, and an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. Read it from the end. It stands as locative plural. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
māyā-puruṣa-kalpeṣu (माया-पुरुष-कल्पेषु) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as vāpi (वापि). The line writes it kutas.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aśubhaṃ (अशुभं) and śubhaṃ (शुभं).