नृत्यतो हि कृतान्तस्य नितान्तमिव रागिणः । नित्यं नियतिकान्तायां मुने परमकामिता ॥ ६ ॥
nṛtyatō hi kṛtāntasya nitāntamiva rāgiṇaḥ | nityaṁ niyatikāntāyāṁ munē paramakāmitā || 6 ||
Translation
For Kṛtānta, as he dances, like one deeply in love, has always the greatest passion, O sage, for his beloved, Niyati.
Word by word
- nṛtyatō
- (nṛtyataḥ) as he dances
- hi
- for
- kṛtāntasya
- Kṛtānta
- nitāntam
- deeply
- iva
- like
- rāgiṇaḥ
- one in love
- nityaṁ
- always
- niyati
- Niyati
- kāntāyāṁ
- for his beloved
- munē
- O sage
- parama
- the greatest
- kāmitā
- passion
Meaning
The dancer has a partner: niyati, necessity, the fixed order by which every deed must bear its fruit. Kṛtānta loves her above all, the commentary says: he holds to the law that the fruit of what is done shall surely come. Fate and law are lovers, never apart. The reader may find this a consolation as well as a warning: nothing is arbitrary.