27.25
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि) / 27.25
अन्तवानेकदेशश् चेदेकदेशस् त्वनन्तवान् स्यादन्तवाननन्तश् च लोकस् तच् च न युज्यते
antavān ekadeśaś ced ekadeśas tv anantavān syād antavān anantaś ca lokas tac ca na yujyate
The line
If you say that antava (अन्तव), one part, then one part, the state of being that, anantava (अनन्तव), it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, antava (अन्तव), anantaś (अनन्तश्) and, the world, 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: antavān (अन्तवान्) + ekadeśaḥ (एकदेशः) + ced (चेद्) + ekadeśaḥ (एकदेशः) + tva (त्व) + anantavān (अनन्तवान्) + syād (स्याद्) + antavān (अन्तवान्) + anantaś (अनन्तश्) + ca (च) + lokaḥ (लोकः) + tac (तच्) + ca (च) + na (न) + yujyate (युज्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| antavān (अन्तवान्) | accusative plural, masculine | antava (अन्तव) |
| ekadeśaḥ (एकदेशः) | nominative singular, masculine | one part |
| ced (चेद्) | indeclinable | if you say. cet before a voiced sound |
| ekadeśaḥ (एकदेशः) | nominative singular, masculine | one part |
| tva (त्व) | the stem, as the line writes it | the state of being that |
| anantavān (अनन्तवान्) | accusative plural, masculine | anantava (अनन्तव) |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| antavān (अन्तवान्) | accusative plural, masculine | antava (अन्तव) |
| anantaś (अनन्तश्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| lokaḥ (लोकः) | nominative singular, masculine | the world |
| 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
antavān (अन्तवान्) is antava (अन्तव). It stands as accusative plural, masculine. ekadeśaḥ (एकदेशः) is one part. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it ekadeśaś (एकदेशश्). ced (चेद्) is if you say. cet before a voiced sound. It stands as indeclinable. ekadeśaḥ (एकदेशः) is one part. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it ekadeśas (एकदेश). tva (त्व) is the state of being that. It stands as the stem, as the line writes it. anantavān (अनन्तवान्) is anantava (अनन्तव). It stands as accusative plural, masculine. syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. antavān (अन्तवान्) is antava (अन्तव). It stands as accusative plural, masculine.
anantaś (अनन्तश्) 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. lokaḥ (लोकः) is the world. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it lokas. 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
anantavān (अनन्तवान्) is accusative plural, masculine. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line writes it ekadeśaś (एकदेशश्). The line writes it ekadeśas (एकदेश). The line writes it lokas.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss antavān (अन्तवान्) and ekadeśaḥ (एकदेशः).