अपि निर्मननारम्भमप्यस्ताऽखिलकौतुकम् । आत्मन्येव न मात्यन्तरिन्दाविव रसायनम् ॥ ७ ॥
api nirmananārambhamapyastā’khilakautukam | ātmanyēva na mātyantarindāviva rasāyanam || 7 ||
Translation
Having ceased to dwell on things, with all curiosity gone, it cannot be contained even in itself, as the nectar within the moon cannot.
Word by word
- api
- even
- nirmanana
- ceased to dwell on things
- ārambham
- having
- asta
- gone
- akhila
- all
- kautukam
- curiosity
- ātmani
- in itself
- ēva
- indeed
- na
- not
- māti
- is contained
- antar
- (antaḥ) within
- indau
- the moon
- iva
- as
- rasāyanam
- the nectar
Meaning
The commentary locates the cause of disturbance exactly: repeatedly recalling objects, and eagerness to get them. When these go, an undisturbed joy remains. In the old image the moon is a vessel of nectar, and the nectar brims over as its light. It is a striking thing to say of a mind with nothing in it. The removal of all those contents leaves something so full that it overflows.