तिष्ठता गच्छता चैव पतता भ्रमता तथा । रक्षसा दानवेनाऽपि देवेन पुरुषेण वा ॥ ४६ ॥
tiṣṭhatā gacchatā caiva patatā bhramatā tathā | rakṣasā dānavēnā’pi dēvēna puruṣēṇa vā || 46 ||
Translation
Standing or going, falling or wandering, whether by a rākṣasa, a dānava, a god or a human,
Word by word
- tiṣṭhatā
- standing
- gacchatā
- going
- ca
- or
- ēva
- indeed
- patatā
- falling
- bhramatā
- wandering
- tathā
- also
- rakṣasā
- by a rākṣasa
- dānavēna
- a dānava
- api
- even
- dēvēna
- a god
- puruṣēṇa
- a human
- vā
- or
Meaning
The sentence goes on into verse 47. Two things are made universal: every condition of life and every kind of being. Patatā, by one falling, is a surprising word. One need not be in a good position for this. Even one who is in the act of failing is included. And so are demons, for the door is not kept for the respectable.