23.11
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 23. Viparyāsa (विपर्यास) / 23.11
अनपेक्ष्याशुभं नास्ति शुभं प्रज्ञपयेमहि यत् प्रतीत्याशुभं तस्मादशुभं नैव विद्यते
anapekṣyāśubhaṃ nāsti śubhaṃ prajñapayemahi yat pratītyāśubhaṃ tasmād aśubhaṃ naiva vidyate
The line
anapekṣyāśubha (अनपेक्ष्याशुभ), is not, śubha (शुभ), in prajñapayemaha (प्रज्ञपयेमह), which, pratītyāśubha (प्रतीत्याशुभ), therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound, aśubha (अशुभ), not just, is found.
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: anapekṣyāśubhaṃ (अनपेक्ष्याशुभं) + nāsti (नास्ति) + śubhaṃ (शुभं) + prajñapayemahi (प्रज्ञपयेमहि) + yat (यत्) + pratītyāśubhaṃ (प्रतीत्याशुभं) + tasmād (तस्माद्) + aśubhaṃ (अशुभं) + na (न) + eva (एव) + vidyate (विद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| anapekṣyāśubhaṃ (अनपेक्ष्याशुभं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | anapekṣyāśubha (अनपेक्ष्याशुभ) |
| nāsti (नास्ति) | present, third person singular | is not |
| śubhaṃ (शुभं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | śubha (शुभ) |
| prajñapayemahi (प्रज्ञपयेमहि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | prajñapayemaha (प्रज्ञपयेमह) |
| yat (यत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which |
| pratītyāśubhaṃ (प्रतीत्याशुभं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | pratītyāśubha (प्रतीत्याशुभ) |
| tasmād (तस्माद्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound |
| aśubhaṃ (अशुभं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | aśubha (अशुभ) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
The phrases
anapekṣyāśubhaṃ (अनपेक्ष्याशुभं) is anapekṣyāśubha (अनपेक्ष्याशुभ). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. nāsti (नास्ति) is is not. It stands as present, third person singular. śubhaṃ (शुभं) is śubha (शुभ). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. prajñapayemahi (प्रज्ञपयेमहि) is prajñapayemaha (प्रज्ञपयेमह). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. yat (यत्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. pratītyāśubhaṃ (प्रतीत्याशुभं) is pratītyāśubha (प्रतीत्याशुभ). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
tasmād (तस्माद्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. aśubhaṃ (अशुभं) is aśubha (अशुभ). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as naiva. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
anapekṣyāśubhaṃ (अनपेक्ष्याशुभं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as naiva.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anapekṣyāśubhaṃ (अनपेक्ष्याशुभं) and nāsti (नास्ति).