27.4
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि) / 27.4
स एवात्मेति तु भवेदुपादानं विशिष्यते उपादानविनिर्मुक्त आत्मा ते कतमः पुनः
sa evātmeti tu bhaved upādānaṃ viśiṣyate upādānavinirmukta ātmā te katamaḥ punaḥ
The line
He, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant just, the self thus but, would be. bhavet before a voiced sound, the material, in viśiṣyata (विशिष्यत), a compound: the material, and freed from, the self, they, those, katama (कतम), again.
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: sa (स) + eva (एव) + ātmā (आत्मा) + iti (इति) + tu (तु) + bhaved (भवेद्) + upādānaṃ (उपादानं) + viśiṣyate (विशिष्यते) + upādāna-vinirmukta (उपादान-विनिर्मुक्त) + ātmā (आत्मा) + te (ते) + katamaḥ (कतमः) + punaḥ (पुनः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| ātmā (आत्मा) | nominative singular, masculine | the self |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| bhaved (भवेद्) | optative, third person singular | would be. bhavet before a voiced sound |
| upādānaṃ (उपादानं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the material |
| viśiṣyate (विशिष्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | viśiṣyata (विशिष्यत) |
| upādāna-vinirmukta (उपादान-विनिर्मुक्त) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the material, and freed from. Read it from the end |
| ātmā (आत्मा) | nominative singular, masculine | the self |
| te (ते) | nominative plural, masculine | they, those |
| katamaḥ (कतमः) | nominative singular, masculine | katama (कतम) |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
The phrases
sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. ātmā (आत्मा) is the self. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as evātmā (एवात्मा). iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as evātmeti (एवात्मेति). tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. bhaved (भवेद्) is would be. bhavet before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. upādānaṃ (उपादानं) is the material. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
viśiṣyate (विशिष्यते) is viśiṣyata (विशिष्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. upādāna-vinirmukta (उपादान-विनिर्मुक्त) is a compound: the material, and freed from. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. ātmā (आत्मा) is the self. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. te (ते) is they, those. It stands as nominative plural, masculine. katamaḥ (कतमः) is katama (कतम). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
upādāna-vinirmukta (उपादान-विनिर्मुक्त) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as evātmā (एवात्मा). The line joins it on as evātmeti (एवात्मेति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sa (स) and ātmā (आत्मा).