खेदात् परिजनेनाऽसौ प्रार्थ्यमानः पुनः पुनः । चकाराऽऽह्निकमाचारं परिम्लानमुखाम्बुजः ॥ ८ ॥
khēdāt parijanēnā’sau prārthyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ | cakārā’’hnikamācāraṁ parimlānamukhāmbujaḥ || 8 ||
Translation
Only when his attendants begged him again and again would he, wearily, go through the duties of the day, his lotus face withered.
Word by word
- khēdāt
- wearily
- parijanēna
- by his attendants
- asau
- he
- prārthyamānaḥ
- when begged
- punaḥ
- again
- cakāra
- would go through
- āhnikam
- of the day
- ācāraṁ
- the duties
- parimlāna
- withered
- mukha
- face
- ambujaḥ
- his lotus
Meaning
The daily rites (āhnika) he once did gladly at dawn (1.4.7) he now does only when pressed, and with effort.