24.36
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 24. Āryasatya (आर्यसत्य) / 24.36
सर्वसंव्य्वहारांश् च लौकिकान् प्रतिबाधसे यत् प्रतीत्यसमुत्पादशून्यतां प्रतिबाधसे
sarvasaṃvyvahārāṃś ca laukikān pratibādhase yat pratītyasamutpādaśūnyatāṃ pratibādhase
The line
A compound: all, saṃvyva (संव्य्व), and hārāṃśa (हारांश) and, an ordinary person, in a compound: toward, against, and bādhasa (बाधस), which, of a compound: dependent arising, and śūnyata (शून्यत), in a compound: toward, against, and bādhasa (बाधस).
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: sarva-saṃvyva-hārāṃśa (सर्व-संव्य्व-हारांश) + ca (च) + laukikān (लौकिकान्) + prati-bādhase (प्रति-बाधसे) + yat (यत्) + pratītyasamutpāda-śūnyatāṃ (प्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद-शून्यतां) + prati-bādhase (प्रति-बाधसे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarva-saṃvyva-hārāṃśa (सर्व-संव्य्व-हारांश) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: all, saṃvyva (संव्य्व), and hārāṃśa (हारांश). Read it from the end |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| laukikān (लौकिकान्) | accusative plural, masculine | an ordinary person |
| prati-bādhase (प्रति-बाधसे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: toward, against, and bādhasa (बाधस). Read it from the end |
| yat (यत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | which |
| pratītyasamutpāda-śūnyatāṃ (प्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद-शून्यतां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | a compound: dependent arising, and śūnyata (शून्यत). Read it from the end |
| prati-bādhase (प्रति-बाधसे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | a compound: toward, against, and bādhasa (बाधस). Read it from the end |
The phrases
sarva-saṃvyva-hārāṃśa (सर्व-संव्य्व-हारांश) is a compound: all, saṃvyva (संव्य्व), and hārāṃśa (हारांश). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. laukikān (लौकिकान्) is an ordinary person. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. prati-bādhase (प्रति-बाधसे) is a compound: toward, against, and bādhasa (बाधस). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
yat (यत्) is which. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. pratītyasamutpāda-śūnyatāṃ (प्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद-शून्यतां) is a compound: dependent arising, and śūnyata (शून्यत). Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. prati-bādhase (प्रति-बाधसे) is a compound: toward, against, and bādhasa (बाधस). Read it from the end. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
pratītyasamutpāda-śūnyatāṃ (प्रतीत्यसमुत्पाद-शून्यतां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarva-saṃvyva-hārāṃśa (सर्व-संव्य्व-हारांश) and laukikān (लौकिकान्).