27.6
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि) / 27.6
न चोपादानमेवात्मा व्येति तत् समुदेति च कथं हि नामोपादानमुपादाता भविष्यति
na copādānam evātmā vyeti tat samudeti ca kathaṃ hi nāmopādānam upādātā bhaviṣyati
The line
Not a compound: and, and the material just, the self, in vyeta (व्येत), that, in samudeta (समुदेत) and, how. A compound: by name, indeed, and the material, upādāta (उपादात), will be.
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: na (न) + ca-upādānam (च-उपादानम्) + eva (एव) + ātmā (आत्मा) + vyeti (व्येति) + tat (तत्) + samudeti (समुदेति) + ca (च) + kathaṃ (कथं) + hi (हि) + nāma-upādānam (नाम-उपादानम्) + upādātā (उपादाता) + bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| ca-upādānam (च-उपादानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: and, and the material. Read it from the end |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| ātmā (आत्मा) | nominative singular, masculine | the self |
| vyeti (व्येति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | vyeta (व्येत) |
| tat (तत्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that |
| samudeti (समुदेति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | samudeta (समुदेत) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| kathaṃ (कथं) | indeclinable | how |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| nāma-upādānam (नाम-उपादानम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: by name, indeed, and the material. Read it from the end |
| upādātā (उपादाता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | upādāta (उपादात) |
| bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) | future, third person singular | will be |
The phrases
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. ca-upādānam (च-उपादानम्) is a compound: and, and the material. Read it from the end. 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). vyeti (व्येति) is vyeta (व्येत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. tat (तत्) is that. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. samudeti (समुदेति) is samudeta (समुदेत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular.
ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. kathaṃ (कथं) is how. It stands as indeclinable. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable. nāma-upādānam (नाम-उपादानम्) is a compound: by name, indeed, and the material. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. upādātā (उपादाता) is upādāta (उपादात). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. bhaviṣyati (भविष्यति) is will be. It stands as future, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
nāma-upādānam (नाम-उपादानम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as evātmā (एवात्मा).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss ca-upādānam (च-उपादानम्) and ātmā (आत्मा).