Game 3

Question:
न तस्यादिर्न तस्यान्तं मध्ये यस्तस्य तिष्ठति ।
तवाप्यस्ति ममाप्यस्ति यदि जानासि तद्वद ॥

na tasyādirna tasyāntaṃ madhye yastasya tiṣṭhati ।

tavāpyasti mamāpyasti yadi jānāsi tadvada ॥

 

Exposition:
Solve this प्रहेलिका (prahelikā - 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 ādiḥ na tasya antaṃ madhye yaḥ tasya tiṣṭhati ।

tava api asti mama api asti yadi jānāsi tat vada ॥

Meaning:
It has a 'न' (na) in the beginning, 'न' (na) in the end.  In between sits a 'य'(ya).

You have it too, I have it too, if you know it, say it!

This is an Antarlāpikā (अन्तर्लापिका) riddle. The answer is hidden inside the verse itself, within the description.

Answer:
Now, if we put the clues together, the answer starts with a 'na' and ends with a 'na', has a 'ya' in between.  You have it, and I have it too.  The word comes out to be 'नयन' (nayana)!  

नयन means 'eye'.  That is the answer!

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