27.5
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि) / 27.5
उपादानविनिर्मुक्तो नास्त्यात्मेति कृते सति स्यादुपादानमेवात्मा नास्ति चात्मेति वः पुनः
upādānavinirmukto nāsty ātmeti kṛte sati syād upādānam evātmā nāsti cātmeti vaḥ punaḥ
The line
A compound: the material, and freed from, is not. nāsti (नास्ति) before a vowel, the self thus, in made, done, in when it is, it being so, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, the material just, the self, is not and, the self thus, vaḥ (वः), 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: upādāna-vinirmuktaḥ (उपादान-विनिर्मुक्तः) + nāsty (नास्त्य्) + ātma (आत्म) + iti (इति) + kṛte (कृते) + sati (सति) + syād (स्याद्) + upādānam (उपादानम्) + eva (एव) + ātmā (आत्मा) + nāsti (नास्ति) + ca (च) + ātmā (आत्मा) + iti (इति) + vaḥ (वः) + punaḥ (पुनः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| upādāna-vinirmuktaḥ (उपादान-विनिर्मुक्तः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: the material, and freed from. Read it from the end |
| nāsty (नास्त्य्) | present, third person singular | is not. nāsti (नास्ति) before a vowel |
| ātma (आत्म) | nominative singular, masculine | the self |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| kṛte (कृते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | made, done |
| sati (सति) | locative singular, present participle | when it is, it being so |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| upādānam (उपादानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | the material |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| ātmā (आत्मा) | nominative singular, masculine | the self |
| nāsti (नास्ति) | present, third person singular | is not |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| ātmā (आत्मा) | nominative singular, masculine | the self |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| vaḥ (वः) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
The phrases
upādāna-vinirmuktaḥ (उपादान-विनिर्मुक्तः) is a compound: the material, and freed from. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it upādānavinirmukto (उपादानविनिर्मुक्तो). nāsty (नास्त्य्) is is not. nāsti (नास्ति) before a vowel. It stands as present, third person singular. ātma (आत्म) is the self. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as ātmeti (आत्मेति). kṛte (कृते) is made, done. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. sati (सति) is when it is, it being so. It stands as locative singular, present participle. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. upādānam (उपादानम्) is the material. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
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). nāsti (नास्ति) is is not. It stands as present, third person singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. ātmā (आत्मा) is the self. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line joins them as cātmā (चात्मा). iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as cātmeti (चात्मेति). vaḥ (वः) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
upādāna-vinirmuktaḥ (उपादान-विनिर्मुक्तः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it upādānavinirmukto (उपादानविनिर्मुक्तो). The line joins it on as ātmeti (आत्मेति). The line joins them as evātmā (एवात्मा). The line joins them as cātmā (चात्मा). The line joins it on as cātmeti (चात्मेति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss upādāna-vinirmuktaḥ (उपादान-विनिर्मुक्तः) and nāsty (नास्त्य्).