24.31
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 24. Āryasatya (आर्यसत्य) / 24.31
अप्रतीत्यापि बोधिं च तव बुद्धः प्रसज्यते अप्रतीत्यापि बुद्धं च तव बोधिः प्रसज्यते
apratītyāpi bodhiṃ ca tava buddhaḥ prasajyate apratītyāpi buddhaṃ ca tava bodhiḥ prasajyate
The line
Not having depended on even, awareness and, of of you, one who has woken, is forced as a consequence, not having depended on even, one who has woken and, of of you, awareness, is forced as a consequence.
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: a-pratītya (अ-प्रतीत्य) + api (अपि) + bodhiṃ (बोधिं) + ca (च) + tava (तव) + buddhaḥ (बुद्धः) + prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) + a-pratītya (अ-प्रतीत्य) + api (अपि) + buddhaṃ (बुद्धं) + ca (च) + tava (तव) + bodhiḥ (बोधिः) + prasajyate (प्रसज्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| a-pratītya (अ-प्रतीत्य) | gerund | not having depended on |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| bodhiṃ (बोधिं) | accusative singular | awareness |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tava (तव) | genitive singular | of you |
| buddhaḥ (बुद्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | one who has woken |
| prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) | present, third person singular | is forced as a consequence |
| a-pratītya (अ-प्रतीत्य) | gerund | not having depended on |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| buddhaṃ (बुद्धं) | accusative singular, masculine | one who has woken |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| tava (तव) | genitive singular | of you |
| bodhiḥ (बोधिः) | nominative singular | awareness |
| prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) | present, third person singular | is forced as a consequence |
The phrases
a-pratītya (अ-प्रतीत्य) is not having depended on. It stands as gerund. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as apratītyāpi (अप्रतीत्यापि). bodhiṃ (बोधिं) is awareness. It stands as accusative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. tava (तव) is of you. It stands as genitive singular. buddhaḥ (बुद्धः) is one who has woken. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) is is forced as a consequence. It stands as present, third person singular.
a-pratītya (अ-प्रतीत्य) is not having depended on. It stands as gerund. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as apratītyāpi (अप्रतीत्यापि). buddhaṃ (बुद्धं) is one who has woken. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. tava (तव) is of you. It stands as genitive singular. bodhiḥ (बोधिः) is awareness. It stands as nominative singular. prasajyate (प्रसज्यते) is is forced as a consequence. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
a-pratītya (अ-प्रतीत्य) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins it on as apratītyāpi (अप्रतीत्यापि). The line joins it on as apratītyāpi (अप्रतीत्यापि).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss a-pratītya (अ-प्रतीत्य) and bodhiṃ (बोधिं).