24.28
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 24. Āryasatya (आर्यसत्य) / 24.28
स्वभावेनानधिगतं यत् फलं तत् पुनः कथम् शक्यं समधिगन्तुं स्यात् स्वभावं परिगृह्णतः
svabhāvenānadhigataṃ yat phalaṃ tat punaḥ katham śakyaṃ samadhigantuṃ syāt svabhāvaṃ parigṛhṇataḥ
The line
A compound: svabhā (स्वभा), venā (वेना), nadhi (नधि), and gone, which, the fruit, that, again, how, śakya (शक्य), a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and dhiganta (धिगन्त), it would be, let it be granted, an own-nature, parigṛhṇata (परिगृह्णत).
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-nadhi-gataṃ (स्वभा-वेना-नधि-गतं) + yat (यत्) + phalaṃ (फलं) + tat (तत्) + punaḥ (पुनः) + katham (कथम्) + śakyaṃ (शक्यं) + sama-dhigantuṃ (सम-धिगन्तुं) + syāt (स्यात्) + svabhāvaṃ (स्वभावं) + parigṛhṇataḥ (परिगृह्णतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svabhā-venā-nadhi-gataṃ (स्वभा-वेना-नधि-गतं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: svabhā (स्वभा), venā (वेना), nadhi (नधि), and gone. Read it from the end |
| yat (यत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which |
| phalaṃ (फलं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the fruit |
| tat (तत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| katham (कथम्) | indeclinable | how |
| śakyaṃ (शक्यं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | śakya (शक्य) |
| sama-dhigantuṃ (सम-धिगन्तुं) | accusative singular | a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and dhiganta (धिगन्त). Read it from the end |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative, third person singular | it would be, let it be granted |
| svabhāvaṃ (स्वभावं) | accusative singular, masculine | an own-nature |
| parigṛhṇataḥ (परिगृह्णतः) | nominative singular, masculine | parigṛhṇata (परिगृह्णत) |
The phrases
svabhā-venā-nadhi-gataṃ (स्वभा-वेना-नधि-गतं) is a compound: svabhā (स्वभा), venā (वेना), nadhi (नधि), and gone. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yat (यत्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. phalaṃ (फलं) is the fruit. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. tat (तत्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. katham (कथम्) is how. It stands as indeclinable.
śakyaṃ (शक्यं) is śakya (शक्य). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sama-dhigantuṃ (सम-धिगन्तुं) is a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and dhiganta (धिगन्त). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular. syāt (स्यात्) is it would be, let it be granted. It stands as optative, third person singular. svabhāvaṃ (स्वभावं) is an own-nature. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. parigṛhṇataḥ (परिगृह्णतः) is parigṛhṇata (परिगृह्णत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
svabhā-venā-nadhi-gataṃ (स्वभा-वेना-नधि-गतं) 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-nadhi-gataṃ (स्वभा-वेना-नधि-गतं) and phalaṃ (फलं).