लम्बलोलजटाचन्द्रविकीर्णहरमूर्द्धभिः । उच्चरच्चारुमन्दारगौरीकबरचामरैः ॥ १७ ॥
lambalōlajaṭācandravikīrṇaharamūrddhabhiḥ | uccaraccārumandāragaurīkabaracāmaraiḥ || 17 ||
Translation
with the heads of Hara, scattered with the moon of his long, swinging matted locks, and with the yak-tail fans of Gaurī's braids, decked with lovely mandāra flowers rising,
Word by word
- lamba
- long
- lōla
- swinging
- jaṭā
- of his matted locks
- candra
- with the moon
- vikīrṇa
- scattered
- hara
- of Hara
- mūrddhabhiḥ
- with the heads
- uccarat
- rising
- cāru
- lovely
- mandāra
- with mandāra flowers
- gaurī
- of Gaurī
- kabara
- braids
- cāmaraiḥ
- with the yak-tail fans
Meaning
Śiva's heads, the moon still caught in their matted hair, and Pārvatī's braids, still wreathed with mandāra flowers, now swing as fans on the dancer. The commentary describes the image. Even the divine couple, the lord of yogins and his consort, are ornaments in Niyati's dance at the end of an age.