24.8
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 24. Āryasatya (आर्यसत्य) / 24.8
द्वे सत्ये समुपाश्रित्य बुद्धानां धर्मदेशना लोकसंवृतिसत्यं च सत्यं च परमार्थतः
dve satye samupāśritya buddhānāṃ dharmadeśanā lokasaṃvṛtisatyaṃ ca satyaṃ ca paramārthataḥ
The line
In two, in truth, samupāśritya (समुपाश्रित्य), of one who has woken, a compound: dharma, a property, a place, and not, a compound: the world, saṃvṛti (संवृति), and truth and, truth and, a compound: another, the higher, and mārthata (मार्थत).
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 24. Āryasatya (आर्यसत्य). The noble truths. Verse 18 says what śūnyatā (शून्यता) is. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: dve (द्वे) + satye (सत्ये) + samupāśritya (समुपाश्रित्य) + buddhānāṃ (बुद्धानां) + dharma-deśa-nā (धर्म-देश-ना) + loka-saṃvṛti-satyaṃ (लोक-संवृति-सत्यं) + ca (च) + satyaṃ (सत्यं) + ca (च) + para-mārthataḥ (पर-मार्थतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dve (द्वे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | two |
| satye (सत्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | truth |
| samupāśritya (समुपाश्रित्य) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| buddhānāṃ (बुद्धानां) | genitive plural | one who has woken |
| dharma-deśa-nā (धर्म-देश-ना) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: dharma, a property, a place, and not. Read it from the end |
| loka-saṃvṛti-satyaṃ (लोक-संवृति-सत्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: the world, saṃvṛti (संवृति), and truth. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| satyaṃ (सत्यं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | truth |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| para-mārthataḥ (पर-मार्थतः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: another, the higher, and mārthata (मार्थत). Read it from the end |
The phrases
dve (द्वे) is two. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. satye (सत्ये) is truth. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. samupāśritya (समुपाश्रित्य) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. buddhānāṃ (बुद्धानां) is one who has woken. It stands as genitive plural. dharma-deśa-nā (धर्म-देश-ना) is a compound: dharma, a property, a place, and not. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
loka-saṃvṛti-satyaṃ (लोक-संवृति-सत्यं) is a compound: the world, saṃvṛti (संवृति), and truth. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. satyaṃ (सत्यं) is truth. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. para-mārthataḥ (पर-मार्थतः) is a compound: another, the higher, and mārthata (मार्थत). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
loka-saṃvṛti-satyaṃ (लोक-संवृति-सत्यं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dve (द्वे) and satye (सत्ये).