अथाऽस्यां सिद्धसेनायां पतन्त्यां नभसो रसाम् । उत्तस्थौ मुनिसंपूर्णा तदा दाशरथी सभा ॥ १३ ॥
athā’syāṁ siddhasēnāyāṁ patantyāṁ nabhasō rasām | uttasthau munisaṁpūrṇā tadā dāśarathī sabhā || 13 ||
Translation
Then, as this army of Siddhas was coming down from the sky to the earth, the assembly of Daśaratha's son, full of sages, rose up.
Word by word
- atha
- then
- asyāṁ
- this
- siddha
- of Siddhas
- sēnāyāṁ
- army
- patantyāṁ
- as was coming down
- nabhasō
- (nabhasaḥ) from the sky
- rasām
- to the earth
- uttasthau
- rose up
- muni
- of sages
- saṁpūrṇā
- full
- tadā
- then
- dāśarathī
- of Daśaratha's son
- sabhā
- the assembly
Meaning
Courtesy. When the heavenly company descends, the whole assembly stands (uttasthau), the commentary says to welcome them. The hall was already full of sages (muni-sampūrṇā): Vasiṣṭha, Viśvāmitra and the rest. The sages of earth rise for the sages of the sky. The reader may notice how much of this sarga is about honouring: it is the frame in which the teaching will be received.