27.10
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि) / 27.10
यदि ह्ययं भवेदन्यः प्रत्याख्यायापि तं भवेत् तथैव च स संतिष्ठेत् तत्र जायेत चामृतः
yadi hy ayaṃ bhaved anyaḥ pratyākhyāyāpi taṃ bhavet tathaiva ca sa saṃtiṣṭhet tatra jāyeta cāmṛtaḥ
The line
If. This, would be. bhavet before a voiced sound, another, for a compound: toward, against, and ākhya (आख्य) even, him, that, would be, so, in that way just and, he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant, saṃtiṣṭhet (संतिष्ठेत्), there, jāyeta (जायेत), a compound: and, and the deathless.
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: yadi (यदि) + hy (ह्य्) + ayaṃ (अयं) + bhaved (भवेद्) + anyaḥ (अन्यः) + prati-ākhyāya (प्रति-आख्याय) + api (अपि) + taṃ (तं) + bhavet (भवेत्) + tathā (तथा) + eva (एव) + ca (च) + sa (स) + saṃtiṣṭhet (संतिष्ठेत्) + tatra (तत्र) + jāyeta (जायेत) + ca-amṛtaḥ (च-अमृतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| ayaṃ (अयं) | nominative singular, masculine | this |
| bhaved (भवेद्) | optative, third person singular | would be. bhavet before a voiced sound |
| anyaḥ (अन्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | another |
| prati-ākhyāya (प्रति-आख्याय) | dative singular | a compound: toward, against, and ākhya (आख्य). Read it from the end |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| taṃ (तं) | accusative singular, masculine | him, that |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | only, just |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| sa (स) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant |
| saṃtiṣṭhet (संतिष्ठेत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there |
| jāyeta (जायेत) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca-amṛtaḥ (च-अमृतः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: and, and the deathless. Read it from the end |
The phrases
yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. ayaṃ (अयं) is this. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. bhaved (भवेद्) is would be. bhavet before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. anyaḥ (अन्यः) is another. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. prati-ākhyāya (प्रति-आख्याय) is a compound: toward, against, and ākhya (आख्य). Read it from the end. It stands as dative singular. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins it on as pratyākhyāyāpi (प्रत्याख्यायापि). taṃ (तं) is him, that. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular.
tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. eva (एव) is only, just. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as tathaiva. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. sa (स) is he, that. saḥ (सः) before a consonant. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. saṃtiṣṭhet (संतिष्ठेत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. tatra (तत्र) is there. It stands as indeclinable. jāyeta (जायेत) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ca-amṛtaḥ (च-अमृतः) is a compound: and, and the deathless. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
prati-ākhyāya (प्रति-आख्याय) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line joins it on as pratyākhyāyāpi (प्रत्याख्यायापि). The line joins them as tathaiva.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss hy (ह्य्) and ayaṃ (अयं).