27.9
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि) / 27.9
नाभूमतीतमध्वानमित्येतन् नोपपद्यते यो हि जन्मसु पूर्वेषु ततोऽन्यो न भवत्ययम्
nābhūm atītam adhvānam ity etan nopapadyate yo hi janmasu pūrveṣu tato 'nyo na bhavaty ayam
The line
nābhūm (नाभूम्), gone beyond, adhvāna (अध्वान) thus, etan (एतन्), does not fit, who, which. yaḥ (यः) before a voiced sound. janmasu (जन्मसु), in the earlier, from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound, another, not bhavaty (भवत्य्), this.
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: nābhūm (नाभूम्) + atītam (अतीतम्) + adhvānam (अध्वानम्) + ity (इत्य्) + etan (एतन्) + nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) + yo (यो) + hi (हि) + janmasu (जन्मसु) + pūrveṣu (पूर्वेषु) + tato (ततो) + anyaḥ (अन्यः) + na (न) + bhavaty (भवत्य्) + ayam (अयम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nābhūm (नाभूम्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| atītam (अतीतम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | gone beyond |
| adhvānam (अध्वानम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | adhvāna (अध्वान) |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| etan (एतन्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) | present, third person singular | does not fit |
| yo (यो) | nominative singular, masculine | who, which. yaḥ (यः) before a voiced sound |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed |
| janmasu (जन्मसु) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| pūrveṣu (पूर्वेषु) | locative plural | the earlier |
| tato (ततो) | indeclinable | from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound |
| anyaḥ (अन्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | another |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| bhavaty (भवत्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ayam (अयम्) | nominative singular, masculine | this |
The phrases
nābhūm (नाभूम्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. atītam (अतीतम्) is gone beyond. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. adhvānam (अध्वानम्) is adhvāna (अध्वान). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. etan (एतन्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. nopapadyate (नोपपद्यते) is does not fit. It stands as present, third person singular. yo (यो) is who, which. yaḥ (यः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. hi (हि) is for, indeed. It stands as indeclinable.
janmasu (जन्मसु) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. pūrveṣu (पूर्वेषु) is the earlier. It stands as locative plural. tato (ततो) is from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. anyaḥ (अन्यः) is another. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. bhavaty (भवत्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ayam (अयम्) is this. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
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.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nābhūm (नाभूम्) and atītam (अतीतम्).