24.15
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 24. Āryasatya (आर्यसत्य) / 24.15
स त्वं दोषानात्मनीयानस्मासु परिपातयनश्वमेवाभिरूढः सन्नश्वमेवासि विस्मृतः
sa tvaṃ doṣān ātmanīyān asmāsu paripātayan aśvam evābhirūḍhaḥ sann aśvam evāsi vismṛtaḥ
The line
He, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, you, a fault, ātmanīya (आत्मनीय), asmāsu (अस्मासु), paripātayan (परिपातयन्), aśva (अश्व), a compound: evābhi (एवाभि), and fixed by usage, a compound: what is, and not, aśva (अश्व), in evāsa (एवास), vismṛta (विस्मृत).
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: sa (स) + tvaṃ (त्वं) + doṣān (दोषान्) + ātmanīyān (आत्मनीयान्) + asmāsu (अस्मासु) + paripātayan (परिपातयन्) + aśvam (अश्वम्) + evābhi-rūḍhaḥ (एवाभि-रूढः) + sad-na (सद्-न) + aśvam (अश्वम्) + evāsi (एवासि) + vismṛtaḥ (विस्मृतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| tvaṃ (त्वं) | nominative singular | you |
| doṣān (दोषान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a fault |
| ātmanīyān (आत्मनीयान्) | accusative plural, masculine | ātmanīya (आत्मनीय) |
| asmāsu (अस्मासु) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| paripātayan (परिपातयन्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| aśvam (अश्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | aśva (अश्व) |
| evābhi-rūḍhaḥ (एवाभि-रूढः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: evābhi (एवाभि), and fixed by usage. Read it from the end |
| sad-na (सद्-न) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: what is, and not. Read it from the end |
| aśvam (अश्वम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | aśva (अश्व) |
| evāsi (एवासि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | evāsa (एवास) |
| vismṛtaḥ (विस्मृतः) | nominative singular, masculine | vismṛta (विस्मृत) |
The phrases
sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. tvaṃ (त्वं) is you. It stands as nominative singular. doṣān (दोषान्) is a fault. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. ātmanīyān (आत्मनीयान्) is ātmanīya (आत्मनीय). It stands as accusative plural, masculine. asmāsu (अस्मासु) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. paripātayan (परिपातयन्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
aśvam (अश्वम्) is aśva (अश्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. evābhi-rūḍhaḥ (एवाभि-रूढः) is a compound: evābhi (एवाभि), and fixed by usage. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sad-na (सद्-न) is a compound: what is, and not. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. aśvam (अश्वम्) is aśva (अश्व). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. evāsi (एवासि) is evāsa (एवास). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. vismṛtaḥ (विस्मृतः) is vismṛta (विस्मृत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
evābhi-rūḍhaḥ (एवाभि-रूढः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sa (स) and tvaṃ (त्वं).