निरु स्वसारमस्कृतोषसं देव्यायती। अपेदु हासते तमः ॥ ३ ॥
niru svasāramaskṛtōṣasaṁ dēvyāyatī | apēdu hāsatē tamaḥ || 3 ||
Translation
The goddess, as she comes, has made way for her sister Dawn; and the darkness too will go away.
Word by word
- niḥ … askṛta
- has made way for, has prepared
- u
- indeed
- svasāram
- her sister
- uṣasam
- Dawn
- dēvī
- the goddess
- āyatī
- coming
- apa … hāsatē
- will go away
- it u
- and indeed
- tamaḥ
- the darkness
Meaning
Night and Dawn are sisters who follow one another. In coming, Night already prepares the way for the morning, so that the darkness she brings is never final.