24.13
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 24. Āryasatya (आर्यसत्य) / 24.13
शून्यतायामधिलयं यं पुनः कुरुते भवान् दोषप्रसङ्गो नास्माकं स शून्ये नोपपद्यते
śūnyatāyām adhilayaṃ yaṃ punaḥ kurute bhavān doṣaprasaṅgo nāsmākaṃ sa śūnye nopapadyate
The line
Of a compound: empty, and tāya (ताय), adhilaya (अधिलय), whom, again, in kuruta (कुरुत), bhava (भव), a compound: a fault, and an unwanted consequence, not asmāka (अस्माक), he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, in empty, does not fit.
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: śūnya-tāyām (शून्य-तायाम्) + adhilayaṃ (अधिलयं) + yaṃ (यं) + punaḥ (पुनः) + kurute (कुरुते) + bhavān (भवान्) + doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ (दोष-प्रसङ्गः) + na (न) + asmākaṃ (अस्माकं) + sa (स) + śūnye (शून्ये) + nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śūnya-tāyām (शून्य-तायाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: empty, and tāya (ताय). Read it from the end |
| adhilayaṃ (अधिलयं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | adhilaya (अधिलय) |
| yaṃ (यं) | accusative singular, masculine | whom |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| kurute (कुरुते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | kuruta (कुरुत) |
| bhavān (भवान्) | accusative plural, masculine | bhava (भव) |
| doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ (दोष-प्रसङ्गः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: a fault, and an unwanted consequence. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| asmākaṃ (अस्माकं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | asmāka (अस्माक) |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| śūnye (शून्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | empty |
| nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) | present, third person singular | does not fit |
The phrases
śūnya-tāyām (शून्य-तायाम्) is a compound: empty, and tāya (ताय). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. adhilayaṃ (अधिलयं) is adhilaya (अधिलय). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yaṃ (यं) is whom. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. kurute (कुरुते) is kuruta (कुरुत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. bhavān (भवान्) is bhava (भव). It stands as accusative plural, masculine.
doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ (दोष-प्रसङ्गः) is a compound: a fault, and an unwanted consequence. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it doṣaprasaṅgo (दोषप्रसङ्गो). na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. asmākaṃ (अस्माकं) is asmāka (अस्माक). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. śūnye (शून्ये) is empty. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) is does not fit. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ (दोष-प्रसङ्गः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it doṣaprasaṅgo (दोषप्रसङ्गो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss śūnya-tāyām (शून्य-तायाम्) and adhilayaṃ (अधिलयं).