27.14
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि) / 27.14
अध्वन्यनागते किं नु भविष्यामीति दर्शनम् न भविष्यामि चेत्येतदतीतेनाध्वना समम्
adhvany anāgate kiṃ nu bhaviṣyāmīti darśanam na bhaviṣyāmi cety etad atītenādhvanā samam
The line
adhvany (अध्वन्य्), in anāgata (अनागत), what, in bhaviṣyāmīta (भविष्यामीत), seeing, not in bhaviṣyāma (भविष्याम) and thus, this, atītenādhvana (अतीतेनाध्वन), an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back.
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: adhvany (अध्वन्य्) + anāgate (अनागते) + kiṃ (किं) + nu (नु) + bhaviṣyāmīti (भविष्यामीति) + darśanam (दर्शनम्) + na (न) + bhaviṣyāmi (भविष्यामि) + ca (च) + ity (इत्य्) + etad (एतद्) + atītenādhvanā (अतीतेनाध्वना) + samam (समम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| adhvany (अध्वन्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| anāgate (अनागते) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | anāgata (अनागत) |
| kiṃ (किं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what |
| nu (नु) | indeclinable | then |
| bhaviṣyāmīti (भविष्यामीति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | bhaviṣyāmīta (भविष्यामीत) |
| darśanam (दर्शनम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | seeing |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| bhaviṣyāmi (भविष्यामि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | bhaviṣyāma (भविष्याम) |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| etad (एतद्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | this |
| atītenādhvanā (अतीतेनाध्वना) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | atītenādhvana (अतीतेनाध्वन) |
| samam (समम्) | accusative singular, masculine | an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back |
The phrases
adhvany (अध्वन्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. anāgate (अनागते) is anāgata (अनागत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter. kiṃ (किं) is what. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. nu (नु) is then. It stands as indeclinable. bhaviṣyāmīti (भविष्यामीति) is bhaviṣyāmīta (भविष्यामीत). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. darśanam (दर्शनम्) is seeing. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable.
bhaviṣyāmi (भविष्यामि) is bhaviṣyāma (भविष्याम). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as cety. etad (एतद्) is this. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. atītenādhvanā (अतीतेनाध्वना) is atītenādhvana (अतीतेनाध्वन). It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. samam (समम्) is an equalizing, a rejoinder that turns an example back. It stands as accusative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
atītenādhvanā (अतीतेनाध्वना) is nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as cety.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss adhvany (अध्वन्य्) and anāgate (अनागते).