शिलाशैलकवप्रेषु साश्वभूतो दिवाकरः । वनपाषाणवन्नित्यमवशः परिचोद्यते ॥ ३३ ॥
śilāśailakavaprēṣu sāśvabhūtō divākaraḥ | vanapāṣāṇavannityamavaśaḥ paricōdyatē || 33 ||
Translation
The sun, with his horses, is driven helplessly every day over rocks, mountains and ramparts, like a stone of the forest.
Word by word
- śilā
- over rocks
- śaila
- mountains
- ka
- and
- vaprēṣu
- ramparts
- sa
- with
- aśvabhūtō
- (aśvabhūtaḥ) his horses
- divākaraḥ
- the sun
- vana
- of the forest
- pāṣāṇavan
- (pāṣāṇavat) like a stone
- nityam
- every day
- avaśaḥ
- helplessly
- paricōdyatē
- is driven
Meaning
Verses 33 to 35 show the absolute sway of this power. Even the sun, with his chariot horses, is pushed across the sky every day, like a stone rolled down a forest stream, the commentary says. The greatest of lights has no freedom. The reader who feels driven is in good company.