27.8
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि) / 27.8
एवं नान्य उपादानान् न चोपादानमेव सः आत्मा नास्त्यनुपादानो नापि नास्त्येष निश्चयः
evaṃ nānya upādānān na copādānam eva saḥ ātmā nāsty anupādāno nāpi nāsty eṣa niścayaḥ
The line
Thus, not other, the material, not a compound: and, and the material just, he, that, the self, is not. nāsti (नास्ति) before a vowel, anupādāna (अनुपादान), not even, is not. nāsti (नास्ति) before a vowel, this, niścaya (निश्चय).
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: evaṃ (एवं) + na (न) + anya (अन्य) + upādānān (उपादानान्) + na (न) + ca-upādānam (च-उपादानम्) + eva (एव) + saḥ (सः) + ātmā (आत्मा) + nāsty (नास्त्य्) + anupādāno (अनुपादानो) + na (न) + api (अपि) + nāsty (नास्त्य्) + eṣa (एष) + niścayaḥ (निश्चयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| anya (अन्य) | the stem, as the line writes it | other |
| upādānān (उपादानान्) | accusative plural, masculine | the material |
| 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 |
| saḥ (सः) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that |
| ātmā (आत्मा) | nominative singular, masculine | the self |
| nāsty (नास्त्य्) | present, third person singular | is not. nāsti (नास्ति) before a vowel |
| anupādāno (अनुपादानो) | nominative singular, masculine | anupādāna (अनुपादान) |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| nāsty (नास्त्य्) | present, third person singular | is not. nāsti (नास्ति) before a vowel |
| eṣa (एष) | nominative singular, masculine | this |
| niścayaḥ (निश्चयः) | nominative singular, masculine | niścaya (निश्चय) |
The phrases
evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. anya (अन्य) is other. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. upādānān (उपादानान्) is the material. It stands as accusative plural, masculine. 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. saḥ (सः) is he, that. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
ātmā (आत्मा) is the self. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. nāsty (नास्त्य्) is is not. nāsti (नास्ति) before a vowel. It stands as present, third person singular. anupādāno (अनुपादानो) is anupādāna (अनुपादान). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as nāpi (नापि). nāsty (नास्त्य्) is is not. nāsti (नास्ति) before a vowel. It stands as present, third person singular. eṣa (एष) is this. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. niścayaḥ (निश्चयः) is niścaya (निश्चय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
ca-upādānam (च-उपादानम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins them as nāpi (नापि).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss anya (अन्य) and upādānān (उपादानान्).