The Vision of Śiva· 6.56 / 126

The Vision of Śiva6.56

6.56
दृष्टान्तेऽपि हि सादृश्ये प्रत्यक्षेण क्षणग्रहः । दीपज्वालासमूहेषु कम्पनं न विनाशिता ॥५६॥
dṛṣṭānte'pi hi sādṛśye pratyakṣeṇa kṣaṇagrahaḥ | dīpajvālāsamūheṣu kampanaṃ na vināśitā
— even in the example ; — (adduced for) similarity ; — by perception ; — a grasping of moments ; — in masses of lamp-flames ; — (mere) flickering ; — not perishing

Even in the example adduced for similarity (the lamp-flame), there is (no real) grasping of (distinct) moments by perception; in masses of lamp-flames there is (only) a flickering, not (a perishing-and-renewing) destruction.