27.2
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि) / 27.2
दृष्टयो न भविष्यामि किमन्योऽनागतेऽध्वनि भविष्यामीति चान्ताद्या अपरान्तं समाश्रिताः
dṛṣṭayo na bhaviṣyāmi kim anyo 'nāgate 'dhvani bhaviṣyāmīti cāntādyā aparāntaṃ samāśritāḥ
The line
dṛṣṭaya (दृष्टय), not in bhaviṣyāma (भविष्याम), what, other, in anāgata (अनागत), in adhvana (अध्वन), in bhaviṣyāmīta (भविष्यामीत), cāntādya (चान्ताद्य), aparānta (अपरान्त), a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and dependent.
Where it sits
In Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (मूलमध्यमककारिका), chapter 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि). Views. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: dṛṣṭayo (दृष्टयो) + na (न) + bhaviṣyāmi (भविष्यामि) + kim (किम्) + anyo (अन्यो) + anāgate (अनागते) + adhvani (अध्वनि) + bhaviṣyāmīti (भविष्यामीति) + cāntādyā (चान्ताद्या) + aparāntaṃ (अपरान्तं) + sama-āśritāḥ (सम-आश्रिताः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dṛṣṭayo (दृष्टयो) | nominative singular, masculine | dṛṣṭaya (दृष्टय) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| bhaviṣyāmi (भविष्यामि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | bhaviṣyāma (भविष्याम) |
| kim (किम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what |
| anyo (अन्यो) | nominative singular, masculine | other |
| anāgate (अनागते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | anāgata (अनागत) |
| adhvani (अध्वनि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | adhvana (अध्वन) |
| bhaviṣyāmīti (भविष्यामीति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | bhaviṣyāmīta (भविष्यामीत) |
| cāntādyā (चान्ताद्या) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | cāntādya (चान्ताद्य) |
| aparāntaṃ (अपरान्तं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | aparānta (अपरान्त) |
| sama-āśritāḥ (सम-आश्रिताः) | nominative plural | a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and dependent. Read it from the end |
The phrases
dṛṣṭayo (दृष्टयो) is dṛṣṭaya (दृष्टय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. bhaviṣyāmi (भविष्यामि) is bhaviṣyāma (भविष्याम). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. kim (किम्) is what. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. anyo (अन्यो) is other. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. anāgate (अनागते) is anāgata (अनागत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
adhvani (अध्वनि) is adhvana (अध्वन). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. bhaviṣyāmīti (भविष्यामीति) is bhaviṣyāmīta (भविष्यामीत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. cāntādyā (चान्ताद्या) is cāntādya (चान्ताद्य). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. aparāntaṃ (अपरान्तं) is aparānta (अपरान्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. sama-āśritāḥ (सम-आश्रिताः) is a compound: an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back, and dependent. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative plural.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dṛṣṭayo (दृष्टयो) and bhaviṣyāmi (भविष्यामि).