अप्याकाशसरोजिन्या अप्याकाशमहावने । इत्थमेतन्मन इति विस्मयोऽस्य न जायते ॥ ३५ ॥
apyākāśasarōjinyā apyākāśamahāvanē | itthamētanmana iti vismayō’sya na jāyatē || 35 ||
Translation
"'The mind is like this: a lotus pond in the sky, a great forest in the sky.' So he is never surprised at anything.
Word by word
- api
- or
- ākāśa
- in the sky
- sarōjinyā
- (sarojinyāḥ) a lotus pond
- mahā
- a great
- vanē
- forest
- ittham
- like this
- ētat
- this
- mana
- (manaḥ) the mind
- iti
- so
- vismayō
- (vismayaḥ) surprise
- asya
- his
- na
- not
- jāyatē
- arises
Meaning
The commentary explains the image: a lotus pond in the sky does not exist, nor a forest in the sky. The mind that wonders at things is just as unreal; knowing this, Rāma no longer wonders at what the mind shows him.