Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari
by K. A. Subramania Iyer | 1965 | 391,768 words
The English translation of the Vakyapadiya by Bhartrihari including commentary extracts and notes. The Vakyapadiya is an ancient Sanskrit text dealing with the philosophy of language. Bhartrhari authored this book in three parts and propounds his theory of Sphotavada (sphota-vada) which understands language as consisting of bursts of sounds conveyi...
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Verse 3.9.50
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of verse 3.9.50:
द्वाभ्या� � कि� शक्तिभ्यां भावाना� वरणात्मक� �
शक्तिस्त� वर्तमानाख्या भावरूपप्रकाशिनी � ५० �dvābhyā� sa kila śaktibhyā� bhāvānā� varaṇātmaka� |
śaktistu vartamānākhyā bhāvarūpaprakāśinī || 50 ||50. Time hides objects with the help of two of these powers and it is the power called Present which manifests objects.
Commentary
[Of these three powers, Past and Future hide objects whereas the Present reveals them.]