Question:
न तस्यादिर्न तस्यान्तं मध्ये यस्तस्य तिष्ठति ।
तवाप्यस्ति ममाप्यस्ति यदि जानासि तद्वद ॥
na tasyaadirna tasyaantaM madhye yastasya tiShThati |
tavaapyasti mamaapyasti yadi jaanaasi tadvada ||
Exposition:
Solve this प्रहेलिका (prahelikaa - riddle).
After splitting the composite words (sandhis), it could be read as -
न तस्य आदिः न तस्य अन्तं मध्ये यः तस्य तिष्ठति ।
तव अपि अस्ति मम अपि अस्ति यदि जानासि तत् वद ॥
na tasya aadiH na tasya antaM madhye yaH tasya tiShThati |
tava api asti mama api asti yadi jaanaasi tat vada ||
Meaning:
It has a 'न' in the beginning, 'न' in the end. In between sits a 'य'.
You have it too, I have it too, if you know it, say it!
Answer:
If the clues are put together, the word comes out to be 'नयन' (nayana)! नयन means 'eye'. It starts with a 'na' and ends with a 'na', has a 'ya' in between. You have it and I have it too. That would be an eye! That is the answer!
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न तस्यादिर्न तस्यान्तं मध्ये यस्तस्य तिष्ठति ।
तवाप्यस्ति ममाप्यस्ति यदि जानासि तद्वद ॥
na tasyaadirna tasyaantaM madhye yastasya tiShThati |
tavaapyasti mamaapyasti yadi jaanaasi tadvada ||
Exposition:
Solve this प्रहेलिका (prahelikaa - riddle).
After splitting the composite words (sandhis), it could be read as -
न तस्य आदिः न तस्य अन्तं मध्ये यः तस्य तिष्ठति ।
तव अपि अस्ति मम अपि अस्ति यदि जानासि तत् वद ॥
na tasya aadiH na tasya antaM madhye yaH tasya tiShThati |
tava api asti mama api asti yadi jaanaasi tat vada ||
Meaning:
It has a 'न' in the beginning, 'न' in the end. In between sits a 'य'.
You have it too, I have it too, if you know it, say it!
Answer:
If the clues are put together, the word comes out to be 'नयन' (nayana)! नयन means 'eye'. It starts with a 'na' and ends with a 'na', has a 'ya' in between. You have it and I have it too. That would be an eye! That is the answer!
