24.10
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 24. Āryasatya (आर्यसत्य) / 24.10
व्यवहारमनाश्रित्य परमार्थो न देश्यते परमार्थमनागम्य निर्वाणं नाधिगम्यते
vyavahāram anāśritya paramārtho na deśyate paramārtham anāgamya nirvāṇaṃ nādhigamyate
The line
vyavahāra (व्यवहार), anāśritya (अनाश्रित्य), a compound: the highest, and a thing, a meaning, not in deśyata (देश्यत), a compound: the highest, and a thing, a meaning, anāgamya (अनागम्य), release, not a compound: adhi (अधि), and is gone to.
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: vyavahāram (व्यवहारम्) + anāśritya (अनाश्रित्य) + parama-arthaḥ (परम-अर्थः) + na (न) + deśyate (देश्यते) + parama-artham (परम-अर्थम्) + anāgamya (अनागम्य) + nirvāṇaṃ (निर्वाणं) + na (न) + adhi-gamyate (अधि-गम्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vyavahāram (व्यवहारम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | vyavahāra (व्यवहार) |
| anāśritya (अनाश्रित्य) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| parama-arthaḥ (परम-अर्थः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the highest, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| deśyate (देश्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | deśyata (देश्यत) |
| parama-artham (परम-अर्थम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: the highest, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end |
| anāgamya (अनागम्य) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| nirvāṇaṃ (निर्वाणं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | release |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| adhi-gamyate (अधि-गम्यते) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: adhi (अधि), and is gone to. Read it from the end |
The phrases
vyavahāram (व्यवहारम्) is vyavahāra (व्यवहार). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. anāśritya (अनाश्रित्य) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. parama-arthaḥ (परम-अर्थः) is a compound: the highest, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it paramārtho (परमार्थो). na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. deśyate (देश्यते) is deśyata (देश्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
parama-artham (परम-अर्थम्) is a compound: the highest, and a thing, a meaning. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. anāgamya (अनागम्य) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. nirvāṇaṃ (निर्वाणं) is release. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. adhi-gamyate (अधि-गम्यते) is a compound: adhi (अधि), and is gone to. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
parama-arthaḥ (परम-अर्थः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it paramārtho (परमार्थो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vyavahāram (व्यवहारम्) and anāśritya (अनाश्रित्य).