समुद्यद्यौवनारम्भं वृद्धोपशमशोभनम् । अनुद्विग्नमनानन्दं पूर्णप्रायमनोरथम् ॥ १७ ॥
samudyadyauvanārambhaṁ vṛddhōpaśamaśōbhanam | anudvignamanānandaṁ pūrṇaprāyamanōratham || 17 ||
Translation
his youth just beginning, yet lovely with the calm of age; untroubled, yet without joy; his longings almost fulfilled;
Word by word
- samudyat
- just beginning
- yauvana
- his youth
- ārambhaṁ
- the start of
- vṛddha
- of age
- upaśama
- the calm
- śōbhanam
- lovely with
- anudvignam
- untroubled
- anānandaṁ
- without joy
- pūrṇa
- fulfilled
- prāya
- almost
- manōratham
- his longings
Meaning
A paradox the commentary dwells on: young in years, old in calm; free of agitation, yet not yet in bliss; nearly at his goal, yet not there. It is the exact picture of the state between dispassion and knowledge.