27.18
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि) / 27.18
अशाश्वतं शाश्वतं च प्रसिद्धमुभयं यदि सिद्धे न शाश्वतं कामं नैवाशाश्वतमित्यपि
aśāśvataṃ śāśvataṃ ca prasiddham ubhayaṃ yadi siddhe na śāśvataṃ kāmaṃ naivāśāśvatam ity api
The line
aśāśvata (अशाश्वत), permanent and, already familiar, both, if, in established, not permanent, desire, a compound: naivā (नैवा), and permanent thus even.
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: aśāśvataṃ (अशाश्वतं) + śāśvataṃ (शाश्वतं) + ca (च) + prasiddham (प्रसिद्धम्) + ubhayaṃ (उभयं) + yadi (यदि) + siddhe (सिद्धे) + na (न) + śāśvataṃ (शाश्वतं) + kāmaṃ (कामं) + naivā-śāśvatam (नैवा-शाश्वतम्) + ity (इत्य्) + api (अपि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| prasiddham (प्रसिद्धम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | already familiar |
| ubhayaṃ (उभयं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | both |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| siddhe (सिद्धे) | locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter | established |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| śāśvataṃ (शाश्वतं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | permanent |
| kāmaṃ (कामं) | accusative singular, masculine | desire |
| naivā-śāśvatam (नैवा-शाश्वतम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a compound: naivā (नैवा), and permanent. Read it from the end |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
The phrases
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. prasiddham (प्रसिद्धम्) is already familiar. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ubhayaṃ (उभयं) is both. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable. siddhe (सिद्धे) is established. It stands as locative singular, or nominative or accusative dual, neuter.
na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. śāśvataṃ (शाश्वतं) is permanent. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. kāmaṃ (कामं) is desire. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. naivā-śāśvatam (नैवा-शाश्वतम्) is a compound: naivā (नैवा), and permanent. Read it from the end. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. ity (इत्य्) is thus. iti before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable.
Sanskrit in this line
naivā-śāśvatam (नैवा-शाश्वतम्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss aśāśvataṃ (अशाश्वतं) and śāśvataṃ (शाश्वतं).