दधात्येवं जगच्छब्दरूपार्थमसदात्मकम् । तरङ्गोत्पलमालाभं दृष्टनृत्यमिवोत्थितम् ॥ २४ ॥
dadhātyēvaṁ jagacchabdarūpārthamasadātmakam | taraṅgōtpalamālābhaṁ dṛṣṭanṛtyamivōtthitam || 24 ||
Translation
so the world holds the meaning of the word 'world' while unreal in itself, like a garland of lotuses on the waves, risen like a dance once seen,
Word by word
- dadhāti
- holds
- ēvaṁ
- so
- jagat
- world
- śabda
- of the word
- rūpa
- in its form
- artham
- the meaning
- asad
- unreal
- ātmakam
- in itself
- taraṅga
- on the waves
- utpala
- of lotuses
- mālā
- a garland
- ābhaṁ
- like
- dṛṣṭa
- once seen
- nṛtyam
- a dance
- iva
- like
- utthitam
- risen
Meaning
This completes the comparison of the painted fire. The world carries the meaning of its name, as the painted fire carries the look of fire, without being what the name suggests. The commentary takes the garland of lotuses as imagined in the waves, and the dance as one seen before and now risen in memory.