श्मशानेषु दिगन्तेषु स एव ललनास्तनः । श्वभिरास्वाद्यते काले लघुपिण्ड इवाऽन्धसः ॥ ६ ॥
śmaśānēṣu digantēṣu sa ēva lalanāstanaḥ | śvabhirāsvādyatē kālē laghupiṇḍa ivā’ndhasaḥ || 6 ||
Translation
that same breast of the woman, in time, is eaten by dogs in the burning grounds at the ends of the world, like a small lump of rice.
Word by word
- śmaśānēṣu
- in the burning grounds
- dig
- (dik) of the world
- antēṣu
- at the ends
- sa
- (saḥ) that
- ēva
- same
- lalanā
- of the woman
- stanaḥ
- breast
- śvabhir
- (śvabhiḥ) by dogs
- āsvādyatē
- is eaten
- kālē
- in time
- laghu
- small
- piṇḍa
- (piṇḍaḥ) lump
- iva
- like
- andhasaḥ
- of rice
Meaning
The same breast, in the cremation ground or a lonely place, the commentary says, becomes food for dogs, like a ball of rice. The two verses are meant to be read in one breath. Between them lies a whole life. The reader is asked not to look away from the second picture, for it is as true as the first.