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nappakāsati

pr 3rd sg of nappakāsati (verb)

1. does not shine; lit. does not shine forward
2. is not evident; does not manifest; does not appear (because of); lit. does not shine forward

Etymology. na + pa + kāsa + ti; from √kās 'shine, be visible'; Sanskrit na + prakāśate [prakāś]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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