26.1
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 26. Dvādaśāṅga (द्वादशाङ्ग) / 26.1
पुनर्भवाय संस्कारानविद्यानिवृतस् त्रिधा अभिसंस्कुरुते यांस् तैर् गतिं गच्छति कर्मभिः
punarbhavāya saṃskārān avidyānivṛtas tridhā abhisaṃskurute yāṃs tair gatiṃ gacchati karmabhiḥ
The line
For a compound: again, and bhava (भव), a compounded thing, a compound: not-knowing, and nivṛta (निवृत), tridha (त्रिध), in abhisaṃskuruta (अभिसंस्कुरुत), yāṃs (यांस्), tair (तैर्), going, a course, goes, a compound: action, and bhiḥa (भिःअ).
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 26. Dvādaśāṅga (द्वादशाङ्ग). The twelve links. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: punar-bhavāya (पुनर्-भवाय) + saṃskārān (संस्कारान्) + avidyā-nivṛtaḥ (अविद्या-निवृतः) + tridhā (त्रिधा) + abhisaṃskurute (अभिसंस्कुरुते) + yāṃs (यांस्) + tair (तैर्) + gatiṃ (गतिं) + gacchati (गच्छति) + karma-bhiḥa (कर्म-भिःअ)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| punar-bhavāya (पुनर्-भवाय) | dative singular | a compound: again, and bhava (भव). Read it from the end |
| saṃskārān (संस्कारान्) | accusative plural, masculine | a compounded thing |
| avidyā-nivṛtaḥ (अविद्या-निवृतः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: not-knowing, and nivṛta (निवृत). Read it from the end |
| tridhā (त्रिधा) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | tridha (त्रिध) |
| abhisaṃskurute (अभिसंस्कुरुते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | abhisaṃskuruta (अभिसंस्कुरुत) |
| yāṃs (यांस्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tair (तैर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| gatiṃ (गतिं) | accusative singular | going, a course |
| gacchati (गच्छति) | present, third person singular | goes |
| karma-bhiḥa (कर्म-भिःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: action, and bhiḥa (भिःअ). Read it from the end |
The phrases
punar-bhavāya (पुनर्-भवाय) is a compound: again, and bhava (भव). Read it from the end. It stands as dative singular. saṃskārān (संस्कारान्) is a compounded thing. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. avidyā-nivṛtaḥ (अविद्या-निवृतः) is a compound: not-knowing, and nivṛta (निवृत). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it avidyānivṛtas (अविद्यानिवृत). tridhā (त्रिधा) is tridha (त्रिध). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. abhisaṃskurute (अभिसंस्कुरुते) is abhisaṃskuruta (अभिसंस्कुरुत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
yāṃs (यांस्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tair (तैर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. gatiṃ (गतिं) is going, a course. It stands as accusative singular. gacchati (गच्छति) is goes. It stands as present, third person singular. karma-bhiḥa (कर्म-भिःअ) is a compound: action, and bhiḥa (भिःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
avidyā-nivṛtaḥ (अविद्या-निवृतः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it avidyānivṛtas (अविद्यानिवृत).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss punar-bhavāya (पुनर्-भवाय) and saṃskārān (संस्कारान्).