24.26
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 24. Āryasatya (आर्यसत्य) / 24.26
स्वभावेनापरिज्ञानं यदि तस्य पुनः कथम् परिज्ञानं ननु किल स्वभावः समवस्थितः
svabhāvenāparijñānaṃ yadi tasya punaḥ katham parijñānaṃ nanu kila svabhāvaḥ samavasthitaḥ
The line
A compound: svabhā (स्वभा), venā (वेना), pari (परि), and knowing, if, of of that, his, again, how, a compound: pari (परि), and knowing, is it not, kila (किल), an own-nature, a compound: samava (समव), and standing, remaining.
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: svabhā-venā-pari-jñānaṃ (स्वभा-वेना-परि-ज्ञानं) + yadi (यदि) + tasya (तस्य) + punaḥ (पुनः) + katham (कथम्) + pari-jñānaṃ (परि-ज्ञानं) + nanu (ननु) + kila (किल) + svabhāvaḥ (स्वभावः) + samava-sthitaḥ (समव-स्थितः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svabhā-venā-pari-jñānaṃ (स्वभा-वेना-परि-ज्ञानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: svabhā (स्वभा), venā (वेना), pari (परि), and knowing. Read it from the end |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of that, his |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| katham (कथम्) | indeclinable | how |
| pari-jñānaṃ (परि-ज्ञानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: pari (परि), and knowing. Read it from the end |
| nanu (ननु) | indeclinable | is it not |
| kila (किल) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| svabhāvaḥ (स्वभावः) | nominative singular, masculine | an own-nature |
| samava-sthitaḥ (समव-स्थितः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: samava (समव), and standing, remaining. Read it from the end |
The phrases
svabhā-venā-pari-jñānaṃ (स्वभा-वेना-परि-ज्ञानं) is a compound: svabhā (स्वभा), venā (वेना), pari (परि), and knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. tasya (तस्य) is of that, his. It stands as genitive singular. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. katham (कथम्) is how. It stands as indeclinable.
pari-jñānaṃ (परि-ज्ञानं) is a compound: pari (परि), and knowing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. nanu (ननु) is is it not. It stands as indeclinable. kila (किल) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. svabhāvaḥ (स्वभावः) is an own-nature. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. samava-sthitaḥ (समव-स्थितः) is a compound: samava (समव), and standing, remaining. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
svabhā-venā-pari-jñānaṃ (स्वभा-वेना-परि-ज्ञानं) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss svabhā-venā-pari-jñānaṃ (स्वभा-वेना-परि-ज्ञानं) and tasya (तस्य).