24.29
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 24. Āryasatya (आर्यसत्य) / 24.29
फलाभावे फलस्था नो न सन्ति प्रतिपन्नकाः संघो नास्ति न चेत् सन्ति तेऽष्टौ पुरुषपुद्गलाः
phalābhāve phalasthā no na santi pratipannakāḥ saṃgho nāsti na cet santi te 'ṣṭau puruṣapudgalāḥ
The line
If you say that in a compound: a fruit, and absence, a compound: a fruit, and standing, not, not are, a compound: a path, and naka (नक), saṃgha (संघ), is not, not, then are, they, those, eight, a compound: the person, and matter.
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: phala-abhāve (फल-अभावे) + phala-sthā (फल-स्था) + no (नो) + na (न) + santi (सन्ति) + pratipad-nakāḥ (प्रतिपद्-नकाः) + saṃgho (संघो) + nāsti (नास्ति) + na (न) + cet (चेत्) + santi (सन्ति) + te (ते) + aṣṭau (अष्टौ) + puruṣa-pudgalāḥ (पुरुष-पुद्गलाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| phala-abhāve (फल-अभावे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: a fruit, and absence. Read it from the end |
| phala-sthā (फल-स्था) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | a compound: a fruit, and standing. Read it from the end |
| no (नो) | indeclinable | not. na before a vowel |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| santi (सन्ति) | present, third person plural | are |
| pratipad-nakāḥ (प्रतिपद्-नकाः) | nominative plural | a compound: a path, and naka (नक). Read it from the end |
| saṃgho (संघो) | nominative singular, masculine | saṃgha (संघ) |
| nāsti (नास्ति) | present, third person singular | is not |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if you say, if |
| santi (सन्ति) | present, third person plural | are |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| aṣṭau (अष्टौ) | indeclinable | eight |
| puruṣa-pudgalāḥ (पुरुष-पुद्गलाः) | nominative plural | a compound: the person, and matter. Read it from the end |
The phrases
phala-abhāve (फल-अभावे) is a compound: a fruit, and absence. Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. phala-sthā (फल-स्था) is a compound: a fruit, and standing. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. no (नो) is not. na before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. santi (सन्ति) is are. It stands as present, third person plural. pratipad-nakāḥ (प्रतिपद्-नकाः) is a compound: a path, and naka (नक). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural. saṃgho (संघो) is saṃgha (संघ). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
nāsti (नास्ति) is is not. It stands as present, third person singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. cet (चेत्) is if you say, if. It stands as indeclinable. santi (सन्ति) is are. It stands as present, third person plural. te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. aṣṭau (अष्टौ) is eight. It stands as indeclinable. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. puruṣa-pudgalāḥ (पुरुष-पुद्गलाः) is a compound: the person, and matter. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
puruṣa-pudgalāḥ (पुरुष-पुद्गलाः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss phala-abhāve (फल-अभावे) and phala-sthā (फल-स्था).