27.30
Mūlamadhyamakakārikā / 27. Dṛṣṭi (दृष्टि) / 27.30
सर्वदृष्टिप्रहाणाय यः सद्धर्ममदेशयतनुकम्पामुपादाय तं नमस्यामि गौतमम्
sarvadṛṣṭiprahāṇāya yaḥ saddharmam adeśayat anukampām upādāya taṃ namasyāmi gautamam
The line
For a compound: all, a view, and leaving, who, which, a compound: what is, and dharma, a property, not a compound: a place, and which, that which, of anukampa (अनुकम्प), for upāda (उपाद), him, that, in namasyāma (नमस्याम), gautama (गौतम).
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: sarva-dṛṣṭi-prahāṇāya (सर्व-दृष्टि-प्रहाणाय) + yaḥ (यः) + sad-dharmam (सद्-धर्मम्) + a-deśa-yat (अ-देश-यत्) + anukampām (अनुकम्पाम्) + upādāya (उपादाय) + taṃ (तं) + namasyāmi (नमस्यामि) + gautamam (गौतमम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarva-dṛṣṭi-prahāṇāya (सर्व-दृष्टि-प्रहाणाय) | dative singular | a compound: all, a view, and leaving. Read it from the end |
| yaḥ (यः) | nominative singular, masculine | who, which |
| sad-dharmam (सद्-धर्मम्) | accusative singular, masculine | a compound: what is, and dharma, a property. Read it from the end |
| a-deśa-yat (अ-देश-यत्) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | not a compound: a place, and which, that which. Read it from the end |
| anukampām (अनुकम्पाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine | anukampa (अनुकम्प) |
| upādāya (उपादाय) | dative singular | upāda (उपाद) |
| taṃ (तं) | accusative singular, masculine | him, that |
| namasyāmi (नमस्यामि) | locative singular, or nominative singular | namasyāma (नमस्याम) |
| gautamam (गौतमम्) | accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter | gautama (गौतम) |
The phrases
sarva-dṛṣṭi-prahāṇāya (सर्व-दृष्टि-प्रहाणाय) is a compound: all, a view, and leaving. Read it from the end. It stands as dative singular. yaḥ (यः) is who, which. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. sad-dharmam (सद्-धर्मम्) is a compound: what is, and dharma, a property. Read it from the end. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. a-deśa-yat (अ-देश-यत्) is not a compound: a place, and which, that which. Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. anukampām (अनुकम्पाम्) is anukampa (अनुकम्प). It stands as genitive plural, or accusative singular, feminine.
upādāya (उपादाय) is upāda (उपाद). It stands as dative singular. taṃ (तं) is him, that. It stands as accusative singular, masculine. namasyāmi (नमस्यामि) is namasyāma (नमस्याम). It stands as locative singular, or nominative singular. gautamam (गौतमम्) is gautama (गौतम). It stands as accusative singular, masculine, or nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
sarva-dṛṣṭi-prahāṇāya (सर्व-दृष्टि-प्रहाणाय) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss sarva-dṛṣṭi-prahāṇāya (सर्व-दृष्टि-प्रहाणाय) and yaḥ (यः).