27.19
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि) / 27.19
कुतश्चिदागतः कश्चित् किंचिद् गच्छेत् पुनः क्व चित् यदि तस्मादनादिस् तु संसारः स्यान् न चास्ति सः
kutaścid āgataḥ kaścit kiṃcid gacchet punaḥ kva cit yadi tasmād anādis tu saṃsāraḥ syān na cāsti saḥ
The line
kutaścid (कुतश्चिद्), āgata (आगत), someone, what, some. cit before a voiced sound, gacchet (गच्छेत्), again, where, some, at all, if, therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound, not not but, the round, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n, not and, is, he, that.
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: kutaścid (कुतश्चिद्) + āgataḥ (आगतः) + kaścit (कश्चित्) + kiṃ (किं) + cid (चिद्) + gacchet (गच्छेत्) + punaḥ (पुनः) + kva (क्व) + cit (चित्) + yadi (यदि) + tasmād (तस्माद्) + a-na (अ-न) + tu (तु) + saṃsāraḥ (संसारः) + syān (स्यान्) + na (न) + ca (च) + asti (अस्ति) + saḥ (सः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kutaścid (कुतश्चिद्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| āgataḥ (आगतः) | nominative singular, masculine | āgata (आगत) |
| kaścit (कश्चित्) | nominative singular, masculine | someone |
| kiṃ (किं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | what |
| cid (चिद्) | indeclinable | some. cit before a voiced sound |
| gacchet (गच्छेत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where |
| cit (चित्) | indeclinable | some, at all |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if |
| tasmād (तस्माद्) | indeclinable | therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound |
| a-na (अ-न) | indeclinable | not not |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | but, and now |
| saṃsāraḥ (संसारः) | nominative singular, masculine | the round |
| syān (स्यान्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| asti (अस्ति) | present, third person singular | is |
| saḥ (सः) | nominative singular, masculine | he, that |
The phrases
kutaścid (कुतश्चिद्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. āgataḥ (आगतः) is āgata (आगत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kaścit (कश्चित्) is someone. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kiṃ (किं) is what. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. cid (चिद्) is some. cit before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as kiṃcid (किंचिद्). gacchet (गच्छेत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. punaḥ (पुनः) is again. It stands as indeclinable. kva (क्व) is where. It stands as indeclinable. cit (चित्) is some, at all. It stands as indeclinable. yadi (यदि) is if. It stands as indeclinable.
tasmād (तस्माद्) is therefore. tasmāt (तस्मात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. a-na (अ-न) is not not. It stands as indeclinable. tu (तु) is but, and now. It stands as indeclinable. saṃsāraḥ (संसारः) is the round. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. syān (स्यान्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before n. It stands as optative, third person singular. na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. asti (अस्ति) is is. It stands as present, third person singular. The line joins them as cāsti (चास्ति). saḥ (सः) is he, that. It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
kutaścid (कुतश्चिद्) is the form as the line writes it. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as kiṃcid (किंचिद्). The line joins them as cāsti (चास्ति).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss kutaścid (कुतश्चिद्) and āgataḥ (आगतः).