26.4
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 26. Dvādaśāṅga (द्वादशाङ्ग) / 26.4
चक्षुः प्रतीत्य रूपं च समन्वाहारमेव च नामरूपं प्रतीत्यैवं विज्ञानं संप्रवर्तते
cakṣuḥ pratītya rūpaṃ ca samanvāhāram eva ca nāmarūpaṃ pratītyaivaṃ vijñānaṃ saṃpravartate
The line
cakṣa (चक्ष), having depended on, a form and, a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and nvāhāra (न्वाहार) just and, a compound: by name, indeed, and a form, having depended on thus, knowing, in saṃpravartata (संप्रवर्तत).
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: cakṣuḥ (चक्षुः) + pratītya (प्रतीत्य) + rūpaṃ (रूपं) + ca (च) + sama-nvāhāram (सम-न्वाहारम्) + eva (एव) + ca (च) + nāma-rūpaṃ (नाम-रूपं) + pratītya (प्रतीत्य) + evaṃ (एवं) + vijñānaṃ (विज्ञानं) + saṃpravartate (संप्रवर्तते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| cakṣuḥ (चक्षुः) | nominative singular | cakṣa (चक्ष) |
| pratītya (प्रतीत्य) | gerund | having depended on |
| rūpaṃ (रूपं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a form |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| sama-nvāhāram (सम-न्वाहारम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and nvāhāra (न्वाहार). Read it from the end |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| nāma-rūpaṃ (नाम-रूपं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: by name, indeed, and a form. Read it from the end |
| pratītya (प्रतीत्य) | gerund | having depended on |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| vijñānaṃ (विज्ञानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | knowing |
| saṃpravartate (संप्रवर्तते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | saṃpravartata (संप्रवर्तत) |
The phrases
cakṣuḥ (चक्षुः) is cakṣa (चक्ष). It stands as nominative singular. pratītya (प्रतीत्य) is having depended on. It stands as gerund. rūpaṃ (रूपं) is a form. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. sama-nvāhāram (सम-न्वाहारम्) is a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and nvāhāra (न्वाहार). Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. nāma-rūpaṃ (नाम-रूपं) is a compound: by name, indeed, and a form. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. pratītya (प्रतीत्य) is having depended on. It stands as gerund. evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as pratītyaivaṃ (प्रतीत्यैवं). vijñānaṃ (विज्ञानं) is knowing. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. saṃpravartate (संप्रवर्तते) is saṃpravartata (संप्रवर्तत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
sama-nvāhāram (सम-न्वाहारम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as pratītyaivaṃ (प्रतीत्यैवं).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss cakṣuḥ (चक्षुः) and pratītya (प्रतीत्य).