24.27
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 24. Āryasatya (आर्यसत्य) / 24.27
प्रहाणसाक्षात्करणे भावना चैवमेव ते परिज्ञावन् न युज्यन्ते चत्वार्यपि फलानि च
prahāṇasākṣātkaraṇe bhāvanā caivam eva te parijñāvan na yujyante catvāry api phalāni ca
The line
In a compound: leaving, sākṣā (साक्षा), and tkaraṇa (त्करण), a compound: a state, and not and thus just, they, those, a compound: parijñā (परिज्ञा), and a forest, not in yujyanta (युज्यन्त), catvāry (चत्वार्य्) even, a fruit and.
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: prahāṇa-sākṣā-tkaraṇe (प्रहाण-साक्षा-त्करणे) + bhāva-nā (भाव-ना) + ca (च) + evam (एवम्) + eva (एव) + te (ते) + parijñā-vana (परिज्ञा-वन) + na (न) + yujyante (युज्यन्ते) + catvāry (चत्वार्य्) + api (अपि) + phalāni (फलानि) + ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prahāṇa-sākṣā-tkaraṇe (प्रहाण-साक्षा-त्करणे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: leaving, sākṣā (साक्षा), and tkaraṇa (त्करण). Read it from the end |
| bhāva-nā (भाव-ना) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: a state, and not. Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| evam (एवम्) | indeclinable | in this way |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| parijñā-vana (परिज्ञा-वन) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: parijñā (परिज्ञा), and a forest. Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| yujyante (युज्यन्ते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | yujyanta (युज्यन्त) |
| catvāry (चत्वार्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| phalāni (फलानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | a fruit |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
The phrases
prahāṇa-sākṣā-tkaraṇe (प्रहाण-साक्षा-त्करणे) is a compound: leaving, sākṣā (साक्षा), and tkaraṇa (त्करण). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. 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. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. evam (एवम्) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as caivam. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. parijñā-vana (परिज्ञा-वन) is a compound: parijñā (परिज्ञा), and a forest. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. yujyante (युज्यन्ते) is yujyanta (युज्यन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. catvāry (चत्वार्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. phalāni (फलानि) is a fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative plural, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
prahāṇa-sākṣā-tkaraṇe (प्रहाण-साक्षा-त्करणे) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as caivam.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prahāṇa-sākṣā-tkaraṇe (प्रहाण-साक्षा-त्करणे) and bhāva-nā (भाव-ना).