27.13
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि) / 27.13
एवं दृष्तिरतीते या नाभूमहमभूमहमुभयं नोभयं चेति नैषा समुपपद्यते
evaṃ dṛṣtir atīte yā nābhūm aham abhūm aham ubhayaṃ nobhayaṃ ceti naiṣā samupapadyate
The line
Thus, dṛṣtir (दृष्तिर्), in gone beyond, who, which, nābhūm (नाभूम्), I, abhūm (अभूम्), I, both, not both and thus, not this, in samupapadyata (समुपपद्यत).
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) + dṛṣtir (दृष्तिर्) + atīte (अतीते) + yā (या) + nābhūm (नाभूम्) + aham (अहम्) + abhūm (अभूम्) + aham (अहम्) + ubhayaṃ (उभयं) + na (न) + ubhayaṃ (उभयं) + ca (च) + iti (इति) + na (न) + eṣā (एषा) + samupapadyate (समुपपद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way |
| dṛṣtir (दृष्तिर्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| atīte (अतीते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | gone beyond |
| yā (या) | nominative singular, feminine | who, which |
| nābhūm (नाभूम्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| aham (अहम्) | nominative singular | I |
| abhūm (अभूम्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| aham (अहम्) | nominative singular | I |
| ubhayaṃ (उभयं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | both |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| ubhayaṃ (उभयं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | both |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. It closes a quote or a thought |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| eṣā (एषा) | nominative singular, feminine | this |
| samupapadyate (समुपपद्यते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | samupapadyata (समुपपद्यत) |
The phrases
evaṃ (एवं) is in this way. It stands as indeclinable. dṛṣtir (दृष्तिर्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. atīte (अतीते) is gone beyond. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. yā (या) is who, which. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. nābhūm (नाभूम्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. aham (अहम्) is I. It stands as nominative singular. abhūm (अभूम्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. aham (अहम्) is I. It stands as nominative singular.
ubhayaṃ (उभयं) is both. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. ubhayaṃ (उभयं) is both. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. The line joins them as nobhayaṃ (नोभयं). ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. iti (इति) is thus. It closes a quote or a thought. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as ceti. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. eṣā (एषा) is this. It stands as nominative singular, feminine. The line joins them as naiṣā (नैषा). samupapadyate (समुपपद्यते) is samupapadyata (समुपपद्यत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
samupapadyate (समुपपद्यते) is locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as nobhayaṃ (नोभयं). The line joins them as ceti. The line joins them as naiṣā (नैषा).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss dṛṣtir (दृष्तिर्) and atīte (अतीते).