24.9
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 24. Āryasatya (आर्यसत्य) / 24.9
येऽनयोर् न विजानन्ति विभागं सत्ययोर् द्वयोः ते तत्त्वं न विजानन्ति गम्भीरं बुद्धशासने
ye 'nayor na vijānanti vibhāgaṃ satyayor dvayoḥ te tattvaṃ na vijānanti gambhīraṃ buddhaśāsane
The line
Who, which, of an atom, not in vijānanta (विजानन्त), disjunction, of truth, of two, they, those, that, you, not in vijānanta (विजानन्त), gambhīra (गम्भीर), in a compound: one who has woken, and śāsana (शासन).
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: ye (ये) + anayoḥ (अनयोः) + na (न) + vijānanti (विजानन्ति) + vibhāgaṃ (विभागं) + satyayoḥ (सत्ययोः) + dvayoḥ (द्वयोः) + te (ते) + tat (तत्) + tvaṃ (त्वं) + na (न) + vijānanti (विजानन्ति) + gambhīraṃ (गम्भीरं) + buddha-śāsane (बुद्ध-शासने)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ye (ये) | nominative plural, masculine | who, which |
| anayoḥ (अनयोः) | genitive or locative dual | an atom |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vijānanti (विजानन्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | vijānanta (विजानन्त) |
| vibhāgaṃ (विभागं) | accusative singular, masculine | disjunction |
| satyayoḥ (सत्ययोः) | genitive or locative dual | truth |
| dvayoḥ (द्वयोः) | genitive or locative dual | two |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| tat (तत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| tvaṃ (त्वं) | nominative singular | you |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vijānanti (विजानन्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | vijānanta (विजानन्त) |
| gambhīraṃ (गम्भीरं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | gambhīra (गम्भीर) |
| buddha-śāsane (बुद्ध-शासने) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: one who has woken, and śāsana (शासन). Read it from the end |
The phrases
ye (ये) is who, which. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. anayoḥ (अनयोः) is an atom. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vijānanti (विजानन्ति) is vijānanta (विजानन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. vibhāgaṃ (विभागं) is disjunction. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. satyayoḥ (सत्ययोः) is truth. It stands as genitive or locative dual. The line writes it satyayor. dvayoḥ (द्वयोः) is two. It stands as genitive or locative dual.
te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. tat (तत्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tvaṃ (त्वं) is you. It stands as nominative singular. The line joins them as tattvaṃ (तत्त्वं). na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vijānanti (विजानन्ति) is vijānanta (विजानन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. gambhīraṃ (गम्भीरं) is gambhīra (गम्भीर). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. buddha-śāsane (बुद्ध-शासने) is a compound: one who has woken, and śāsana (शासन). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
buddha-śāsane (बुद्ध-शासने) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line writes it satyayor. The line joins them as tattvaṃ (तत्त्वं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ye (ये) and anayoḥ (अनयोः).