27.28
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि) / 27.28
अन्तवच् चाप्यनन्तं च प्रसिद्धमुभयं यदि सिद्धे नैवान्तवत् कामं नैवानन्तवदित्यपि
antavac cāpy anantaṃ ca prasiddham ubhayaṃ yadi siddhe naivāntavat kāmaṃ naivānantavad ity api
The line
antavac (अन्तवच्) and, also, even. api before a vowel, ananta (अनन्त) and, already familiar, both, if, in established, naivāntavat (नैवान्तवत्), desire, naivānantavad (नैवानन्तवद्) 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: antavac (अन्तवच्) + ca (च) + apy (अप्य्) + anantaṃ (अनन्तं) + ca (च) + prasiddham (प्रसिद्धम्) + ubhayaṃ (उभयं) + yadi (यदि) + siddhe (सिद्धे) + naivāntavat (नैवान्तवत्) + kāmaṃ (कामं) + naivānantavad (नैवानन्तवद्) + ity (इत्य्) + api (अपि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| antavac (अन्तवच्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| apy (अप्य्) | indeclinable | also, even. api before a vowel |
| anantaṃ (अनन्तं) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | ananta (अनन्त) |
| 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 |
| naivāntavat (नैवान्तवत्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| kāmaṃ (कामं) | accusative singular, masculine | desire |
| naivānantavad (नैवानन्तवद्) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
| ity (इत्य्) | indeclinable | thus. iti before a vowel |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | also, even |
The phrases
antavac (अन्तवच्) 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. apy (अप्य्) is also, even. api before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. The line joins them as cāpy (चाप्य्). anantaṃ (अनन्तं) is ananta (अनन्त). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or 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. naivāntavat (नैवान्तवत्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. kāmaṃ (कामं) is desire. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. naivānantavad (नैवानन्तवद्) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it. 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
naivānantavad (नैवानन्तवद्) is the form as the line writes it. That ending is the work an English preposition would do. The line joins them as cāpy (चाप्य्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss antavac (अन्तवच्) and apy (अप्य्).