श्रीदेव्युवाच देशदैर्घ्यं यथा नाऽस्ति कालदैर्घ्यं तथाऽङ्गने । नाऽस्त्येवेति यथान्यायं कथ्यमानं मया शृणु ॥ २८ ॥
śrīdēvyuvāca dēśadairghyaṁ yathā nā’sti kāladairghyaṁ tathā’ṅganē | nā’styēvēti yathānyāyaṁ kathyamānaṁ mayā śṛṇu || 28 ||
Translation
The goddess said: "As there is no length of space, so there is none of time, lady: hear it from me as it is told, by reasoning.
Word by word
- dēśa
- of space
- dairghyaṁ
- length
- yathā
- as
- nāsti
- there is no; there is none
- kāla
- of time
- tathā
- so
- aṅganē
- lady
- ēva
- at all
- iti
- thus
- yathānyāyaṁ
- by reasoning
- kathyamānaṁ
- as it is told
- mayā
- by me
- śṛṇu
- hear
Meaning
The commentary: as there is no real length in space, so there is none in time; as a great space appears in a small one, so a long time appears in a short one, and neither length is real.