15.42
Upadeśasāhasrī / 15. Nānyadanyat (नान्यदन्यत्) / 15.42
प्रकाशान्तरदृश्यो न प्रकाशो ह्यस्ति कश्चन
prakāśāntaradṛśyo na prakāśo hy asti kaścana
The line
A compound: light, a difference, an interval, and dṛśya (दृश्य), not light. Is, kaścana (कश्चन).
नेपालीमा
अर्को प्रकाशले देखिने कुनै प्रकाश हुँदैन।
Where it sits
In Upadeśasāhasrī (उपदेशसाहस्री), prakaraṇa (प्रकरण) 15. Nānyadanyat (नान्यदन्यत्). One thing is not something other. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: prakāśa-antara-dṛśyaḥ (प्रकाश-अन्तर-दृश्यः) + na (न) + prakāśaḥ (प्रकाशः) + hy (ह्य्) + asti (अस्ति) + kaścana (कश्चन)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prakāśa-antara-dṛśyaḥ (प्रकाश-अन्तर-दृश्यः) | nominative singular, masculine | a compound: light, a difference, an interval, and dṛśya (दृश्य). Read it from the end |
| na (न) | indeclinable | not |
| prakāśaḥ (प्रकाशः) | nominative singular, masculine | light |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for, indeed. hi before a vowel |
| asti (अस्ति) | present, third person singular | is |
| kaścana (कश्चन) | the form as the line writes it | this word, as the line writes it |
The phrases
prakāśa-antara-dṛśyaḥ (प्रकाश-अन्तर-दृश्यः) is a compound: light, a difference, an interval, and dṛśya (दृश्य). Read it from the end. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it prakāśāntaradṛśyo (प्रकाशान्तरदृश्यो). na (न) is not. It stands as indeclinable. prakāśaḥ (प्रकाशः) is light. It stands as nominative singular, masculine. The line writes it prakāśo (प्रकाशो).
hy (ह्य्) is for, indeed. hi before a vowel. It stands as indeclinable. asti (अस्ति) is is. It stands as present, third person singular. kaścana (कश्चन) is this word, as the line writes it. It stands as the form as the line writes it.
Sanskrit in this line
prakāśa-antara-dṛśyaḥ (प्रकाश-अन्तर-दृश्यः) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case. The line writes it prakāśāntaradṛśyo (प्रकाशान्तरदृश्यो). The line writes it prakāśo (प्रकाशो).
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss prakāśa-antara-dṛśyaḥ (प्रकाश-अन्तर-दृश्यः) and prakāśaḥ (प्रकाशः).