24.32
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 24. Āryasatya (आर्यसत्य) / 24.32
यश् चाबुद्धः स्वभावेन स बोधाय घटन्नपि न बोधिसत्त्वचर्यायां बोधिं तेऽधिगमिष्यति
yaś cābuddhaḥ svabhāvena sa bodhāya ghaṭann api na bodhisattvacaryāyāṃ bodhiṃ te 'dhigamiṣyati
The line
Who, which, cābuddha (चाबुद्ध), by means of an own-nature, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, for awareness, ghaṭann (घटन्न्) even, not of a compound: bodhi (बोधि), the bright strand, and caryāya (चर्याय), awareness, they, those, in adhigamiṣyata (अधिगमिष्यत).
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: yaḥ (यः) + cābuddhaḥ (चाबुद्धः) + svabhāvena (स्वभावेन) + sa (स) + bodhāya (बोधाय) + ghaṭann (घटन्न्) + api (अपि) + na (न) + bodhi-sattva-caryāyāṃ (बोधि-सत्त्व-चर्यायां) + bodhiṃ (बोधिं) + te (ते) + adhigamiṣyati (अधिगमिष्यति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yaḥ (यः) | nominative singular, masculine | who, which |
| cābuddhaḥ (चाबुद्धः) | nominative singular, masculine | cābuddha (चाबुद्ध) |
| svabhāvena (स्वभावेन) | instrumental singular | an own-nature |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| bodhāya (बोधाय) | dative singular | awareness |
| ghaṭann (घटन्न्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| bodhi-sattva-caryāyāṃ (बोधि-सत्त्व-चर्यायां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: bodhi (बोधि), the bright strand, and caryāya (चर्याय). Read it from the end |
| bodhiṃ (बोधिं) | accusative singular | awareness |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| adhigamiṣyati (अधिगमिष्यति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | adhigamiṣyata (अधिगमिष्यत) |
The phrases
yaḥ (यः) is who, which. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it yaś (यश्). cābuddhaḥ (चाबुद्धः) is cābuddha (चाबुद्ध). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. svabhāvena (स्वभावेन) is an own-nature. It stands as instrumental singular. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. bodhāya (बोधाय) is awareness. It stands as dative singular. ghaṭann (घटन्न्) 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. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. bodhi-sattva-caryāyāṃ (बोधि-सत्त्व-चर्यायां) is a compound: bodhi (बोधि), the bright strand, and caryāya (चर्याय). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. bodhiṃ (बोधिं) is awareness. It stands as accusative singular. te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. adhigamiṣyati (अधिगमिष्यति) is adhigamiṣyata (अधिगमिष्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Sanskrit in this line
bodhi-sattva-caryāyāṃ (बोधि-सत्त्व-चर्यायां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it yaś (यश्). The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss yaḥ (यः) and cābuddhaḥ (चाबुद्धः).