अद्याऽपि यातेऽपि च कल्पनाया आकाशवल्लीफलवन्महत्त्वे । उदेति नो लोभलवाहताना- मुदारवृत्तान्तमयी कथैव ॥ ३६ ॥
adyā’pi yātē’pi ca kalpanāyā ākāśavallīphalavanmahattvē | udēti nō lōbhalavāhatānā- mudāravṛttāntamayī kathaiva || 36 ||
Translation
Even today, when imagination has grown to greatness like the fruit of a creeper in the sky, the talk of noble deeds does not arise among those struck by a particle of greed.
Word by word
- adya
- today
- api
- even
- yātē
- when has grown
- ca
- and
- kalpanāyā
- (kalpanāyāḥ) imagination
- ākāśa
- in the sky
- vallī
- of a creeper
- phalavan
- (phalavat) like the fruit
- mahattvē
- to greatness
- udēti
- does arise
- nō
- not
- lōbha
- of greed
- lava
- by a particle
- āhatānām
- among those struck
- udāra
- of noble
- vṛttānta
- deeds
- mayī
- full of
- kathā
- the talk
- ēva
- even
Meaning
When the imagination of pleasure grows huge, like a fruit hanging from a creeper in the sky, unreal and alluring, then among those even a little greedy, the commentary says, even talk of the Supreme does not arise, still less dispassion. A particle of greed (lobha-lava) is enough to silence the highest conversation. The reader may notice what they talk about when they want something.