कालचक्रे वहत्यस्मिंस्ततो विगलिते क्रमे । प्रत्यहं भोजनपरे जने शाल्यर्जनोन्मुखे ॥ १३ ॥
kālacakrē vahatyasmiṁstatō vigalitē kramē | pratyahaṁ bhōjanaparē janē śālyarjanōnmukhē || 13 ||
Translation
As the wheel of time rolled on, that order slipped away, and people became set each day on eating alone, intent on getting their grain.
Word by word
- kāla
- of time
- cakrē
- the wheel
- vahati
- rolled on
- asmiṁs
- (asmin) this
- tatō
- (tataḥ) then
- vigalitē
- slipped away
- kramē
- order
- pratyahaṁ
- each day
- bhōjana
- on eating
- parē
- set
- janē
- people
- śāli
- grain
- arjana
- getting
- unmukhē
- intent on
Meaning
Bhojana-para, bent on the meal. The commentary sees people given over to food alone and to acquiring the things of the senses. It is a plain, unflattering picture: a life that has narrowed to its next dinner. Nothing dramatic has gone wrong yet. The order has simply slipped away, without anyone deciding it should.