24.24
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 24. Āryasatya (आर्यसत्य) / 24.24
स्वाभाव्ये सति मार्गस्य भावना नोपपद्यते अथासौ भाव्यते मार्गः स्वाभाव्यं ते न विद्यते
svābhāvye sati mārgasya bhāvanā nopapadyate athāsau bhāvyate mārgaḥ svābhāvyaṃ te na vidyate
The line
In svābhāvya (स्वाभाव्य), in when it is, it being so, of a path, a compound: a state, and not, does not fit, now, and then, that one, in bhāvyata (भाव्यत), a path, svābhāvya (स्वाभाव्य), they, those, not is found.
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: svābhāvye (स्वाभाव्ये) + sati (सति) + mārgasya (मार्गस्य) + bhāva-nā (भाव-ना) + nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) + atha (अथ) + asau (असौ) + bhāvyate (भाव्यते) + mārgaḥ (मार्गः) + svābhāvyaṃ (स्वाभाव्यं) + te (ते) + na (न) + vidyate (विद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svābhāvye (स्वाभाव्ये) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | svābhāvya (स्वाभाव्य) |
| sati (सति) | locative singular, present participle | when it is, it being so |
| mārgasya (मार्गस्य) | genitive singular | a path |
| bhāva-nā (भाव-ना) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: a state, and not. Read it from the end |
| nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) | present, third person singular | does not fit |
| atha (अथ) | indeclinable | now, and then |
| asau (असौ) | nominative singular | that one |
| bhāvyate (भाव्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | bhāvyata (भाव्यत) |
| mārgaḥ (मार्गः) | nominative singular, masculine | a path |
| svābhāvyaṃ (स्वाभाव्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | svābhāvya (स्वाभाव्य) |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present, third person singular | is found |
The phrases
svābhāvye (स्वाभाव्ये) is svābhāvya (स्वाभाव्य). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. sati (सति) is when it is, it being so. It stands as locative singular, present participle. mārgasya (मार्गस्य) is a path. It stands as genitive singular. bhāva-nā (भाव-ना) is a compound: a state, and not. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) is does not fit. It stands as present, third person singular. atha (अथ) is now, and then. It stands as indeclinable. asau (असौ) is that one. It stands as nominative singular. The line joins them as athāsau (अथासौ).
bhāvyate (भाव्यते) is bhāvyata (भाव्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. mārgaḥ (मार्गः) is a path. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. svābhāvyaṃ (स्वाभाव्यं) is svābhāvya (स्वाभाव्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. vidyate (विद्यते) is is found. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) is present, third person singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as athāsau (अथासौ).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svābhāvye (स्वाभाव्ये) and sati (सति).