27.20
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि) / 27.20
नास्ति चेच् छाश्वतः कश्चित् को भविष्यत्यशाश्वतः शाश्वतोऽशाश्वतश् चापि द्वाभ्यामाभ्यां तिरस्कृतः
nāsti cec chāśvataḥ kaścit ko bhaviṣyaty aśāśvataḥ śāśvato 'śāśvataś cāpi dvābhyām ābhyāṃ tiraskṛtaḥ
The line
Is not, cec (चेच्), chāśvata (छाश्वत), someone, who. kaḥ (कः) before a voiced sound, bhaviṣyaty (भविष्यत्य्), aśāśvata (अशाश्वत), permanent, not permanent and even, by means of two, of ābhya (आभ्य), tiraskṛta (तिरस्कृत).
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: nāsti (नास्ति) + cec (चेच्) + chāśvataḥ (छाश्वतः) + kaścit (कश्चित्) + ko (को) + bhaviṣyaty (भविष्यत्य्) + aśāśvataḥ (अशाश्वतः) + śāśvato (शाश्वतो) + a-śāśvataḥ (अ-शाश्वतः) + ca (च) + api (अपि) + dvābhyām (द्वाभ्याम्) + ābhyāṃ (आभ्यां) + tiraskṛtaḥ (तिरस्कृतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nāsti (नास्ति) | present, third person singular | is not |
| cec (चेच्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| chāśvataḥ (छाश्वतः) | nominative singular, masculine | chāśvata (छाश्वत) |
| kaścit (कश्चित्) | nominative singular, masculine | someone |
| ko (को) | nominative singular, masculine | who. kaḥ (कः) before a voiced sound |
| bhaviṣyaty (भविष्यत्य्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| aśāśvataḥ (अशाश्वतः) | nominative singular, masculine | aśāśvata (अशाश्वत) |
| śāśvato (शाश्वतो) | nominative singular, masculine | permanent |
| a-śāśvataḥ (अ-शाश्वतः) | nominative singular, masculine | not permanent |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
| dvābhyām (द्वाभ्याम्) | instrumental, dative, or ablative dual | two |
| ābhyāṃ (आभ्यां) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | ābhya (आभ्य) |
| tiraskṛtaḥ (तिरस्कृतः) | nominative singular, masculine | tiraskṛta (तिरस्कृत) |
The phrases
nāsti (नास्ति) is is not. It stands as present, third person singular. cec (चेच्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. chāśvataḥ (छाश्वतः) is chāśvata (छाश्वत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kaścit (कश्चित्) is someone. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. ko (को) is who. kaḥ (कः) before a voiced sound. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. bhaviṣyaty (भविष्यत्य्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. aśāśvataḥ (अशाश्वतः) is aśāśvata (अशाश्वत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
śāśvato (शाश्वतो) is permanent. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. a-śāśvataḥ (अ-शाश्वतः) is not permanent. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable. api (अपि) is also, even. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as cāpi (चापि). dvābhyām (द्वाभ्याम्) is two. It stands as instrumental, dative, or ablative dual. ābhyāṃ (आभ्यां) is ābhya (आभ्य). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine. tiraskṛtaḥ (तिरस्कृतः) is tiraskṛta (तिरस्कृत). It stands as nominative singular, masculine.
Sanskrit in this line
The apostrophe is an avagraha. It marks an a that sandhi dropped. The sitting puts that a back. The apostrophe marks an a that was dropped. The line joins them as cāpi (चापि).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss nāsti (नास्ति) and cec (चेच्).