27.29
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि) / 27.29
अथ वा सर्वभावानां शून्यत्वाच् छाश्वतादयः क्व कस्य कतमाः कस्मात् संभविष्यन्ति दृष्टयः
atha vā sarvabhāvānāṃ śūnyatvāc chāśvatādayaḥ kva kasya katamāḥ kasmāt saṃbhaviṣyanti dṛṣṭayaḥ
The line
Now, and then or, of a compound: all, and a state, because of a compound: empty, and the state of being that, chāśvatādaya (छाश्वतादय), where, of of whom, katama (कतम), because of from what, why, in saṃbhaviṣyanta (संभविष्यन्त), a compound: seen, and yaḥa (यःअ).
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: atha (अथ) + vā (वा) + sarva-bhāvānāṃ (सर्व-भावानां) + śūnya-tvāt (शून्य-त्वात्) + chāśvatādayaḥ (छाश्वतादयः) + kva (क्व) + kasya (कस्य) + katamāḥ (कतमाः) + kasmāt (कस्मात्) + saṃbhaviṣyanti (संभविष्यन्ति) + dṛṣṭa-yaḥa (दृष्ट-यःअ)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| atha (अथ) | indeclinable | now, and then |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or |
| sarva-bhāvānāṃ (सर्व-भावानां) | genitive plural | a compound: all, and a state. Read it from the end |
| śūnya-tvāt (शून्य-त्वात्) | ablative singular | a compound: empty, and the state of being that. Read it from the end |
| chāśvatādayaḥ (छाश्वतादयः) | nominative singular, masculine | chāśvatādaya (छाश्वतादय) |
| kva (क्व) | indeclinable | where |
| kasya (कस्य) | genitive singular | of whom |
| katamāḥ (कतमाः) | nominative plural | katama (कतम) |
| kasmāt (कस्मात्) | ablative singular | from what, why |
| saṃbhaviṣyanti (संभविष्यन्ति) | locative singular, or nominative singular | saṃbhaviṣyanta (संभविष्यन्त) |
| dṛṣṭa-yaḥa (दृष्ट-यःअ) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: seen, and yaḥa (यःअ). Read it from the end |
The phrases
atha (अथ) is now, and then. It stands as indeclinable. vā (वा) is or. It stands as indeclinable. sarva-bhāvānāṃ (सर्व-भावानां) is a compound: all, and a state. Read it from the end. It stands as genitive plural. śūnya-tvāt (शून्य-त्वात्) is a compound: empty, and the state of being that. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. The line writes it śūnyatvāc (शून्यत्वाच्). chāśvatādayaḥ (छाश्वतादयः) is chāśvatādaya (छाश्वतादय). It stands as nominative singular, masculine. kva (क्व) is where. It stands as indeclinable.
kasya (कस्य) is of whom. It stands as genitive singular. katamāḥ (कतमाः) is katama (कतम). It stands as nominative plural. kasmāt (कस्मात्) is from what, why. It stands as ablative singular. saṃbhaviṣyanti (संभविष्यन्ति) is saṃbhaviṣyanta (संभविष्यन्त). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. dṛṣṭa-yaḥa (दृष्ट-यःअ) is a compound: seen, and yaḥa (यःअ). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-bhāvānāṃ (सर्व-भावानां) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it śūnyatvāc (शून्यत्वाच्).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarva-bhāvānāṃ (सर्व-भावानां) and śūnya-tvāt (शून्य-त्वात्).