हिममापत्सरोजिन्या मोहनीहारमारुतः । जयत्येको जगत्यस्मिन्साधुः साधुसमागमः ॥ ४ ॥
himamāpatsarōjinyā mōhanīhāramārutaḥ | jayatyēkō jagatyasminsādhuḥ sādhusamāgamaḥ || 4 ||
Translation
Frost to the lotus-plant of misfortune, wind to the mist of delusion: the company of the good, itself good, stands supreme and alone in this world.
Word by word
- himam
- frost
- āpat
- of misfortune
- sarōjinyā
- to the lotus-plant
- mōha
- of delusion
- nīhāra
- to the mist
- mārutaḥ
- wind
- jayati
- stands supreme
- ēkō
- (ekaḥ) alone
- jagati
- world
- asmin
- in this
- sādhuḥ
- itself good
- sādhu
- of the good
- samāgamaḥ
- the company
Meaning
Two images of removal. Frost kills the lotus plant, and wind clears the mist. Misfortune is treated as a plant that keeps flowering, and delusion as a fog that hides the way. Good company ends the one and lifts the other. The commentary reads 'alone' as 'it alone is the best'.