26.11
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 26. Dvādaśāṅga (द्वादशाङ्ग) / 26.11
अविद्यायां निरुद्धायां संस्काराणामसंभवः अविद्याया निरोधस् तु ज्ञानस्यास्यैव भावनात्
avidyāyāṃ niruddhāyāṃ saṃskārāṇām asaṃbhavaḥ avidyāyā nirodhas tu jñānasyāsyaiva bhāvanāt
The line
A compound: not-knowing, and yāṃa (यांअ), of niruddhāya (निरुद्धाय), of a compounded thing, asaṃbhava (असंभव), avidyāya (अविद्याय), stilling but, of of knowing, of of this just, because of a compound: a state, and not.
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: avidyā-yāṃa (अविद्या-यांअ) + niruddhāyāṃ (निरुद्धायां) + saṃskārāṇām (संस्काराणाम्) + asaṃbhavaḥ (असंभवः) + avidyāyā (अविद्याया) + nirodhaḥ (निरोधः) + tu (तु) + jñānasya (ज्ञानस्य) + asya (अस्य) + eva (एव) + bhāva-nāt (भाव-नात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| avidyā-yāṃa (अविद्या-यांअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: not-knowing, and yāṃa (यांअ). Read it from the end |
| niruddhāyāṃ (निरुद्धायां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | niruddhāya (निरुद्धाय) |
| saṃskārāṇām (संस्काराणाम्) | genitive plural | a compounded thing |
| asaṃbhavaḥ (असंभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | asaṃbhava (असंभव) |
| avidyāyā (अविद्याया) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | avidyāya (अविद्याय) |
| nirodhaḥ (निरोधः) | nominative singular, masculine | stilling |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| jñānasya (ज्ञानस्य) | genitive singular | of knowing |
| asya (अस्य) | genitive singular | of this |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| bhāva-nāt (भाव-नात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a state, and not. Read it from the end |
The phrases
avidyā-yāṃa (अविद्या-यांअ) is a compound: not-knowing, and yāṃa (यांअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. niruddhāyāṃ (निरुद्धायां) is niruddhāya (निरुद्धाय). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. saṃskārāṇām (संस्काराणाम्) is a compounded thing. It stands as genitive plural. asaṃbhavaḥ (असंभवः) is asaṃbhava (असंभव). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. avidyāyā (अविद्याया) is avidyāya (अविद्याय). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. nirodhaḥ (निरोधः) is stilling. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it nirodhas.
tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. jñānasya (ज्ञानस्य) is of knowing. It stands as genitive singular. asya (अस्य) is of this. It stands as genitive singular. The line joins them as jñānasyāsya (ज्ञानस्यास्य). eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as jñānasyāsyaiva (ज्ञानस्यास्यैव). bhāva-nāt (भाव-नात्) is a compound: a state, and not. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
avidyā-yāṃa (अविद्या-यांअ) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it nirodhas. The line joins them as jñānasyāsya (ज्ञानस्यास्य). The line joins it on as jñānasyāsyaiva (ज्ञानस्यास्यैव).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss avidyā-yāṃa (अविद्या-यांअ) and niruddhāyāṃ (निरुद्धायां).