प्रवेशनिर्गमव्यग्रवातवेगमनारतम् । वितताक्षगवाक्षं तन्नेष्टं देहगृहं मम ॥ ३० ॥
pravēśanirgamavyagravātavēgamanāratam | vitatākṣagavākṣaṁ tannēṣṭaṁ dēhagṛhaṁ mama || 30 ||
Translation
Busy without pause with the rush of the winds going in and out, its windows, the senses, wide open: the house of the body is not wanted by me.
Word by word
- pravēśa
- going in
- nirgama
- and out
- vyagra
- busy
- vāta
- of the winds
- vēgam
- with the rush
- anāratam
- without pause
- vitata
- wide open
- akṣa
- the senses
- gavākṣaṁ
- its windows
- tan
- (tat) that
- na
- not
- iṣṭaṁ
- wanted
- dēha
- of the body
- gṛhaṁ
- the house
- mama
- by me
Meaning
The breath goes in and out without a moment's rest, and the senses are windows thrown wide, letting everything in. A house with every window open and a gale blowing through it is no place of peace. The commentary: the wind is always restless with coming in and going out, and the windows of the senses always stand open. The reader is shown why rest seems impossible: the house has no closed doors.