नि ग्रामासो अविक्षत नि पद्वन्तो नि पक्षिणः। नि श्येनासश्चिदर्थिनः ॥ ५ ॥
ni grāmāsō avikṣata ni padvantō ni pakṣiṇaḥ | ni śyēnāsaścidarthinaḥ || 5 ||
Translation
The villages have gone to rest, and all that walk, and all that fly; even the hawks, eager for prey, have gone to rest.
Word by word
- ni … avikṣata
- have gone to rest
- grāmāsaḥ
- the villages
- padvantaḥ
- those with feet
- pakṣiṇaḥ
- those with wings
- śyēnāsaḥ
- the hawks
- cit
- even
- arthinaḥ
- eager, seeking (prey)
Meaning
Night’s peace reaches every creature, from the settled villages to the hunting hawk. Even the one that seeks to harm is stilled.