27.17
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि) / 27.17
दिव्यो यद्येकदेशः स्यादेक्देशश् च मानुषः अशाश्वतं शाश्वतं च भवेत् तच् च न युज्यते
divyo yady ekadeśaḥ syād ekdeśaś ca mānuṣaḥ aśāśvataṃ śāśvataṃ ca bhavet tac ca na yujyate
The line
divya (दिव्य), if. yadi before a vowel, one part, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, ekdeśaś (एक्देशश्) and, mānuṣa (मानुष), aśāśvata (अशाश्वत), permanent and, would be, that. tat before c and, not fits.
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: divyo (दिव्यो) + yady (यद्य्) + ekadeśaḥ (एकदेशः) + syād (स्याद्) + ekdeśaś (एक्देशश्) + ca (च) + mānuṣaḥ (मानुषः) + aśāśvataṃ (अशाश्वतं) + śāśvataṃ (शाश्वतं) + ca (च) + bhavet (भवेत्) + tac (तच्) + ca (च) + na (न) + yujyate (युज्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| divyo (दिव्यो) | nominative singular, masculine | divya (दिव्य) |
| yady (यद्य्) | indeclinable | if. yadi before a vowel |
| ekadeśaḥ (एकदेशः) | nominative singular, masculine | one part |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| ekdeśaś (एक्देशश्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| mānuṣaḥ (मानुषः) | nominative singular, masculine | mānuṣa (मानुष) |
| aśāśvataṃ (अशाश्वतं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | aśāśvata (अशाश्वत) |
| śāśvataṃ (शाश्वतं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | permanent |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative, third person singular | would be |
| tac (तच्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | that. tat before c |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| yujyate (युज्यते) | present, third person singular | fits |
The phrases
divyo (दिव्यो) is divya (दिव्य). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. yady (यद्य्) is if. yadi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. ekadeśaḥ (एकदेशः) is one part. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. ekdeśaś (एक्देशश्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. mānuṣaḥ (मानुषः) is mānuṣa (मानुष). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. aśāśvataṃ (अशाश्वतं) is aśāśvata (अशाश्वत). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
śāśvataṃ (शाश्वतं) is permanent. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. bhavet (भवेत्) is would be. It stands as optative, third person singular. tac (तच्) is that. tat before c. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. yujyate (युज्यते) is fits. It stands as present, third person singular.
Sanskrit in this line
aśāśvataṃ (अशाश्वतं) is accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss divyo (दिव्यो) and ekadeśaḥ (एकदेशः).