ग्रन्थेनाऽनेन लोकोऽयमस्मात् संसारसंकटात् । समुत्तरिष्यति क्षिप्रं पोतेनेवाऽऽशु सागरात् ॥ १४ ॥
granthēnā’nēna lōkō’yamasmāt saṁsārasaṁkaṭāt | samuttariṣyati kṣipraṁ pōtēnēvā’’śu sāgarāt || 14 ||
Translation
By this work the world will cross quickly over the straits of worldly life, as one crosses the sea in a ship.
Word by word
- granthēna
- by work
- anēna
- this
- lōkaḥ
- the world
- ayam
- this
- asmāt
- this
- saṁsāra
- worldly life
- saṁkaṭāt
- the straits of
- samuttariṣyati
- will cross over
- kṣipraṁ
- quickly
- pōtēna
- in a ship
- iva
- as
- āśu
- swiftly
- sāgarāt
- the sea
Meaning
The image of the crossing is repeated, now as a ship. The work is meant for "the world", not only for the king who hears it.